Patrick
"This doesn't make sense, Pops. You can't just treat Anna like this. Remember the deal we had before this whole marriage thing came up? How can you be this cruel to a woman who has brought in so much to the family? She worked so hard for the contract and now you are just going to strip her off her rewards? C'mon…. How am I supposed to look her in the eyes after today?" I nag.
"Enough Patrick!" Father thunders.
My belly suddenly knots and I gulp down my saliva nervously. Father's cold glare dawns on me and I take a step back from his fury.
"You know what is at stake but you are being a fool because of a woman. Can you listen to yourself? This whole charade happened because of me and you know it. Our competitors are out there, making an impact and you want me to hand over a pr
