“And here I thought you’ve already forgiven me.”
“Hell would have to freeze over first.” I gave the woman who was congratulating us a polite smile, shaking the guests’ hands one by one as they introduced themselves to me. Lorenzo just kept on staring at the side of my face, ignoring them.
When dinner was being served, we finally had a break from mingling with the guests. We sat at a long table on the raised platform, facing the guests. Now normally, I wouldn’t be able to stomach anything with this many people in front of us especially when I have the slightest inkling that we are the topic of their conversations.
But tonight, I’m absolutely starving. They can make up hellish rumors about us and I still couldn’t care less.
The waiter showed us the menu selection and I chose a huge por
