“Are you waiting until you get the C.E.O. position before you introduce Bella?”
Dale asked, his voice cutting. We stood outside the gate, both of us holding glasses of whiskey. Sophie was still inside, putting on a show for my father. That act wouldn’t work on Annika. My younger sister didn’t like her. Neither did my stepmother. I noticed.
Aside from my father, only Dale made Sophie feel welcome.
I glanced at my brother. I didn’t know why he’d suddenly taken an interest in me and Bella. Did he think I was playing games with my new wife? Was he worried about her when he’d only met her once?
Dinner with the whole family had just ended. Sophie was there. At the table, my father announced I’d be the next C.E.O of De Silva Company. Sophie lit up. She even announced that her father had made
