Chapter thirty-nine

Wouldn't it be better if he just invited Tyler and Mira over to his mother's place for dinner? He could propose to Mira in the presence of Tyler, his mother, and Aria.

But what if Aria decided to mention Victoria That would ruin his chances with Mira , no doubt. And what if he went on to engage Mira and his mother and Aria decided to hurt her? That was a bad idea; it would do more harm than good.

But wouldn't it be better if he used Victoria as the sacrifice for Mira? He smiled at the idea. He knew his mother was ruthless, and Aria tended to be that way. He could keep away from his mother and Aria for the time being and present Victora as his fiancee. That way, they would deal mercilessly with Victoria , and she would dump him herself.

That way, he would know the extent. of

• their cruelty and shield Mira from them.

And he would also have enough time to convince Tyler to take Aria off his hands.

He would have to tell Tyler to keep the information about Mira to himself until everythi