The Maybach glided into the Fields family estate and came to a smooth stop on the lush green lawn.
Wendy Moore pressed her slightly damp palms together, nerves fluttering. Even though she and Chase Fields were only pretending to be a married couple, she felt exactly like the "ugly daughter-in-law meeting the in-laws for the first time."
Chase stepped out first. Seeing she hadn't followed, he tapped on the window. "Want me to carry you out?"
Wendy took a deep breath, opened the door, and stepped out. Biting her lip, she asked, "I'm a bit nervous. Are your family... difficult to get along with?"
Truthfully, she wanted to ask if they were as hard to deal with as he was—but she didn't dare.
She thought to herself: if Chase was this tough, the rest of the Fields family probably shared the
