They stayed in the study after the lawyer left. They had three days to decide. Whatever Vanessa wanted was what he would do. She was angry. He could feel her anger. Just earlier at her mother’s funeral, she was crying, but now, Vanessa looked like she was about to explode.
“Let me know what you want to do, and I’ll support you.”
She scoffed. “Funny how you could say that. We wouldn’t be in this stupid room having this conversation if you—” Vanessa didn’t finish her sentence, but Kons knew what she was going to say.
If he had shown up on their wedding day, Valya wouldn’t have put them in this situation.
“I just don’t understand why we need to get married,” she said frustratedly. Kons didn’t know if she was talking to him or just voicing her frustrations.
“If she were here, I’d ask her
