But Vienna misunderstood that he was angry with her for trying to get close to his family and flared up.
"Am I supposed to turn them away at your house when they are your family?" she screamed at him, and Alan was startled.
"Yes, you should have done that. No need to please or entertain them," he retorted, pulling at his tie, feeling weirdly hot despite the room temperature.
"Please them? I only allowed them because you weren’t here to stop them, and I took the money to act as your fiancée, so I don’t really have a choice," Vienna said angrily, failing to notice his state.
"I spent the last few days trying to reach you and ask you about these things, but I couldn’t get to you. All I did was listen to a bunch of them talk nonsense and tried to laugh and remain calm while listening to th
