‘I’ve told these things to you to let you know I love my sister, and I’d do anything for her.’
‘I know, Rob. I’m getting your point.’
Robert eyed him with suspicion, and the tension had reached its peak between the two men.
‘You said it had been by chance that you met again.’
‘It was,’ said Hayden, confirming the fact.
‘All right. If you say so,’ Rob said, lifting his hand in surrender, but his voice was charged with suspicion. ‘Here you are, and Lana’s here too. After so long you meet again and clarify the misunderstanding. The old fire is ignited again. Out of the blue, my sister begins to wear your engagement ring. You want to marry her, you say. You want to marry the woman who abandoned you seven years ago.’
Robert stuck out his chest and faced him challengingly, taking a step to
