The two women were Sasha and Indira, who had also come to the family event. Alea felt disappointed and, to be honest, she didn’t like their presence. She didn’t want them approaching her husband. She really wanted to tell them both right then that Zeno was her husband and that she objected to their attention.
Sasha approached Zeno and extended her hand, aiming to kiss the back of it, which made him frown.“Sir, Sasha wants to greet you, Sir!” she said, causing Alea to open her mouth in surprise at Sasha’s blatant attempt to flirt with her husband.
“You’re not my sister-in-law, and you’re not my business partner either. Why should I shake your hand?” Zeno replied cynically. He knew Sasha had come on behalf of her parents, but her true intention was clearly to provoke Alea.
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