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“No way!” She grabbed her bag and threatened to get up.
I dropped the iPad on the couch and grabbed her to stop her.
“Camila, wait... You said you agreed to the deal.”
“The deal was to lie to a complete stranger, not my grandmother.”
“It will be a little white lie, for a good cause.”
“You call it a 'little white lie' to let her believe I'm engaged? I know my grandmother, she'll start dreaming about marriage and everything.”
“Oh, speaking of which...” Janet's voice caught our attention. I picked up the iPad again. “It would be important for you to set a wedding date.”
“What?” This time, the question was asked in chorus by me and the redhead.
Janet explained calmly, as if she weren't saying anything that would change someone's life.
“You getting engaged nullifies the Harrises' argument, but it usually doesn't change your chances much. Lots of people spend years engaged. But a certain prospect of marriage, on the other hand...”
“That's definitely out of the question!” Camila declared.
And I had the urge to agree with her. After all, the mere mention of the word 'marriage' was enough to give me hives.
However, the date set would be after the hearing, we would simply end everything before, the wedding would be canceled, and my life would go back to how it was before. And hers too.
In fact, not like before. I’d have my daughter with me.
I would still be a single father free to take care of my daughter and enjoy life.
“Camila, please. It will just be a little lie... Maybe a little bigger than we planned at first, but... I know this money will help you, and you will also help me a lot with this. Just three months. Please.”
She still looked furious, but she swallowed what she wanted to say and seemed to weigh up the wholesituation again. I could tell that the money issue was really important to her.
However, when she said something, I realized that her priorities were a little more complex.
“Can't I really tell my grandmother the truth?”
Was that her biggest concern? I thought it was, like mine, the issue of marriage and everything else... But she was much more worried about the lie she was going to tell her grandmother.
Janet answered for me, “Unfortunately, no. No one else can know the truth. This is a secret that will be kept between the three of us. Even the other lawyers involved in the case must believe that Michael Turner is planning to get married. But first things first—arrange the family dinner for as soon as possible, yesterday would be preferable. I’ll make sure this hits the press. Take pictures for social media. I’m already starting to make my calls here. I’ll talk to you later.”
And she hung up the call.
Camila stood up and began to pace back and forth in front of me, visibly upset by the whole thing. Sometimes she would run her hands over her face, showing that she was on the verge of a breakdown.
I needed to say something to reassure her. Although I had no idea what.
“Listen, Camila...” I began. But she interrupted me.
“This damn diamond better be big enough to make this worth it.”
I let out a breath of relief, as that apparently meant she would go through with our plan.
“It will be. I promise it will be.”
Chapter fourteen
CAMILA
