My Favorite Mistake (Paradise Bay Billionaire Brothers Book 4) by Claudia Burgoa

Author:Claudia Burgoa [Burgoa, Claudia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-03T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Rys

I spend most of the day in Baker’s Creek bathing, examining, and registering the puppies. Most of them are in good health. A couple of them need special attention though. Instead of taking them home, where Leyla has a place to foster them, she leaves them at the clinic.

Lincoln drives me back to Portland. I arrive around seven and check the freezer for one of Cas’s famous frozen meals. He has a chef who comes weekly to prepare food so he can just warm it up and eat it after practice or a game. I choose chicken cordon bleu. It sounds fancy enough that I can use it as an excuse to open a bottle of wine.

When I sit to eat, my phone rings. It’s Mom.

A stab of agony cuts through my insides. I’ve been avoiding her since the morning after the wedding. It’s not that I don’t want to talk to her. It’s just that…okay, I have no use for her pessimism when I’m in the middle of a storm. I need to surround myself with positive people who will give me good advice.

I can already hear her telling me how I’ll regret marrying a stranger in Vegas. But wasn’t this what she wanted for me? For me to finally get married like Milly?

As if I invoke her, my sister calls. I slide my finger across the screen and tap the speaker button. “Hey,” I greet her.

“It’s been more than a week,” she says.

“And yet, I haven’t received a wedding present. I recall showering you with an insane amount of appliances when you finally walked down the aisle—without me.”

“You can’t use that anymore.”

“What, the presents? I thought you said wedding presents are the least I should give you after such a big life-altering step. If you ask me, that’s a pretty dramatic statement.”

“No, my wedding. You just did the same thing. You eloped and didn’t even invite me to be part of the wedding party.” She sounds bitter, and I don’t understand why we’re back to discussing this, but then I remember that Milly, just like Mom, likes to hold grudges.

“At least you got to watch it from the comfort of your home,” I joke, taking a forkful of chicken.

“It doesn’t matter. The point is that—” She pauses for dramatic effect. “Polaris, your mother and father are driving me insane.”

This doesn’t surprise me. The fact that Mom is calling her often or that she’s playing the martyr. I’m about to dismiss her when I finally process her words. “Wait, Dad knows?”

“The entire world knows.”

I knew that, but I was hoping it wouldn’t reach my father. This internet thing came to fuck everyone. I never lived in the old days of anonymity, but I’m sure if my mother or father did something like what I did, they’d be able to hide everything.

“Have I ever mentioned I hate social media?”

“No, but we have a more important issue. Your parents would like to speak to you. Call them and sort this out soon.

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