Marrying the Billionaire: A Sweet Marriage of Convenience Romance (Silicon Valley Billionaires Book 4) by Macie St. James

Author:Macie St. James [St. James, Macie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-12T16:00:00+00:00

13

Donna Baker Shaw liked her.

That much was clear from the instant Nicholas introduced the two of them. They were standing next to the table in the private dining area of the hotel’s restaurant. People circulated all around, reminding Charlie that this was a high-society group. It felt like she was a teenager again, venturing into the country club with the children she’d been tasked with watching.

The good news was she’d never had a hard time fitting in with these types. Her mother had instilled etiquette in her from a young age, having come from a strict country club-style upbringing herself. If Charlie had her preference, these would be the last people she’d surround herself with, but if it meant being with Nicholas, she’d do it every day of the week.

“Charlie?” Nicholas’s mother asked after giving her a limp handshake. “Is that a nickname? Charlene?”

Charlie nodded. “That’s the name on my birth certificate, but I’ve always just been Charlie.”

Donna nodded. Was that disapproval in her eyes? Probably not. Charlie figured she was being overly sensitive right now, mostly because she wanted this woman to like her.

“We’ll go take our seat,” Nicholas said, grabbing Charlie by the hand and tugging her along. Charlie smiled at Donna, then allowed Nicholas to pull her away.

“Do you think she knows?” Charlie whispered to Nicholas as they took their seat next to his brother and the bride-to-be. As best man, Nicholas was assigned to sit next to Nate, while Elizabeth’s maid of honor—a woman whose name Charlie couldn’t recall, even though she seemed nice enough—sat on the other side of Elizabeth. The mothers of both the bride and groom sat at the head and foot of the table.

“Knows what?” Nicholas straightened his silverware, then picked up the glass of ice water to take a generous sip. He genuinely looked confused.

“About us. The South of France.”

Nicholas’s mom was way at the end of the table, but Charlie still felt the need to whisper those words and speak in code. She didn’t want word to make its way down there if his mother didn’t know.

Shaking his head, Nicholas returned his glass to its original spot. “Not yet. Unless someone has told her, but I doubt it. I figured I’d just let the rumor spread.”

Although she tried not to stare at him, she couldn’t help herself. “You’re going to let her hear from someone else?”

Nicholas shrugged. “Why not? I don’t want to make a big deal out of it. This isn’t my weekend, remember?”

“Maybe we should announce it at the brunch Sunday. The wedding will be over.”

Laughing, Nicholas shook his head. “You don’t know my family very well. We’ll be lucky to make it through the first course before she knows.”

The first course, a salad, was already in front of them, so that was fairly quick. Charlie didn’t like the idea of his mother hearing they were engaged through the rumor mill, but she also didn’t like the idea of making some huge announcement that would upstage the bride and groom at this dinner.

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