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Damien 84.

I had forgotten how mentally exhausting it was to deal with Rose. In fact it was draining to deal with the St. Dumas family because of how insatiable they all were. I admired how well Isabella seemed to be taking in a these.

We had not even spent the whole day together, and Rose was already playing her hand. The only way to win this was to play dumb and keep silent. I could not let them know that Isabella was pregnant with my child.

I had spent enough time with them to know how adamant they were when they went after something they wanted.

"Let's get back to city, there is much to be done," I told them, getting to my feet and lending a hand to Rose. There was no reason to stop being a gentleman even though I was uncomfortable with how close she was.

Rose happily took my hand and we all left the beautiful terrace and leisurely walked to where our ride was waiting. The time was three thirty on the dot and work hours were done. She managed to waste a