56| HENRI & INESSA

LILIYA

I'd never blinked so much in my life, and yet Inessa refused to disappear so I'd believe this was just my imagination. I pinched myself but I wasn't waking up from a dream, either.

Dice accepted the invite from her hands and I swear Inessa's cheeks turned pink. If he'd noticed her reaction, he did not show it. I was boiling, for so many reasons.

"We'll be sure to attend the occasion."Dice told her.

She stuttered while giving her reply, "O..okay. I look forward to seeing you there."

"Hold up, what the fuck is going on?" I hollered when I could not take the whole bullshit anymore.

Inessa heaved a sigh—like I was interrupting a moment—then turned to me and said, "What's the problem sis? Shouldn't you be happy for me? You're married already, I deserve happiness, too."

I kept staring at her with so much anger in my eyes. Then I spoke, enunciating every word, "You're marrying Henri."

"Yeah." She shrugged. "Last I checked, he's a single man."

"He was my ex, Nessa." I reminded her, bu