Chapter 40: I Promised
(Caroline's POV)
The air at the table shifted the moment Faye opened her mouth.
I waited for the refusal. Dominic despised shopping. In two years of marriage, I couldn't drag him into a*****e even if the building was on fire. He usually had his assistant handle everything.
"Fine," Dominic said, not even looking up from his plate. "I'll clear Thursday afternoon."
Ivy choked on her water. Jonathan raised an eyebrow.
Faye beamed. She looked like a cat that had just been given a bowl of heavy cream. She wrapped both hands around Dominic's arm, leaning her head on his shoulder. "You're the best, honey. I knew you'd make time for us."
I didn't react. I sliced through my steak, the knife moving smoothly against the porcelain. It was almost funny. He would clea
