Chapter 064

AMELIA

"I feel a strong connection between you and Damian."

I tried not to groan. I had known this was coming. For most of the drive to the airport, my mother had been strangely quiet. That usually meant that she had something weighty to say, and considering her frequent topic of discourse was usually about Damian and I, I could not say I was surprised. Since I quite agreed with her sentiments, I was half inclined to shed tears of vexation, so I settled for 'joking' about Anthony.

"I thought you were quiet because you've been thinking about seeing Anthony," I said.

She took her eyes off the road to give me a reproachful look. "Don't make jokes. I'm being serious. You seem well suited to each other. I feel something... strong and probably genuine between you two and if I, a third party can feel it, I'm sure you and Damian do."

Ugh! Getting her to talk about Anthony usually guaranteed her not talking about anything else.

I heaved a sigh. "Mum, need I remind you that our ma