Chapter 103

"Okay," he said finally. "Promise me you won t have a word about this with Michael," Mitchell begged. "I can t promise that," he said. Someone needs to let him know that s a selfish and a most preposterous proposition." "I knew and still accepted. Didn t I? I stand to gain too. "What exactly Mitchell do you stand to gain? Nothing. But if it makes you feel better, I won t tell him how unmanly he was," "Thank you," she said, smiling for the first time since they started the conversation. "Hmmm," Daniel said. His face still hardened. "Marrying him can t be that bad," she said, trying to get him to loosen up. "I swear, I would have sworn he likes you, it was in his eyes," he said. "He was attracted to me," she said. "But I can t understand this out-of-the-blue absurd proposition of convenience." He said, turning to her. We talked about you, and I cou