“Actually, he is my father now. And Geralt is my stepbrother,” Clara wanted to clarify. At least for now, she didn’t want Daniel to cause trouble by thinking that Geralt was Clara’s boyfriend.
Daniel raised his eyebrows, feeling surprised by Clara’s words.
“Didn’t you say that Geralt was your boyfriend?”
“Oh, yeah. Actually, we were just pretending. I asked Geralt to admit it. I am sorry, Daniel. I had to do it.”
“Wow, Clara. Are you really doing this for me? You want to look like you have a boyfriend before me.” Daniel laughed at her.
Clara felt she had to do this so Daniel would not say something that would complicate things.
“Clara.” Clara heard Martin’s voice approaching her. He embraced her warmly, then looked at Daniel. “Who is he?”
Clara was about to introduce Daniel, but Dan
