Elaine had her hand on the side of her forehead.
“Isn’t he your father?”
Ian’s face tensed.
“He has never treated me as his son.”
She parted her lips but didn’t say anything.She had noticed that the relationship between Ian and his father was interesting.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRather than father and son, they were pretty alert around each other.She turned to look at him.
“Why did he ask to speak to me?”
He didn’t answer but asked, “What do you think?”
“Because I know you?”
“Why else?” Elaine chuckled.
“Then why did you tell him that we’re getting married? Wouldn’t he take the chance t o ask me for drinks then?”
“He wouldn’t.”
Ian was certain about his answer, and that surprised Elaine.
“What do you mean?”
“Because he thinks that it wouldn’t be worth his time.”
Juan had never announced who Ian was, so it didn’t matter who he married because it wouldn’t be related to the Saldanas.He just needed this son to do what needed to be
done, which was why it had taken him so long to search for him.
After enjoying the benefits and lying low overseas, the purpose of the illegitimate son would come to light.
Elaine pressed her lips together.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAll she heard was ‘all the women he dated’.
“Have you dated a lot of women?”
The car stopped outside the gates of the Xavier mansion.He pulled the handbrake and turned to look at her.
“On the surface, yes.”
“You asked them for a marriage of convenience as well?”
“No.”
She was curious, “What then?”
He calmly said, “Because my job required that.”
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