ZOE
I was left completely dumbfounded. There was nothing more to say. My legs were shaking because I didn't know if I was nervous, excited, or felt like punching him. It was as if he was pulling my leg.
I had asked the heavens for a sign and to send a good man into my life, and now Lai was telling me... that he cared about our marriage?
Nikolai looked at me as if I had just accepted a contract with the devil.
"Fine," I said, crossing my arms. "I'll accept the dinner. But you'll have to wait for my other husband to come for me first."
His expression changed immediately.
"Excuse me?" His voice rose half an octave. "Your what?"
"My other husband, yes," I replied with feigned calm. "The strategy worked, and I'm not going to drop it just because my paper husband decided to stop being a j
