9|What a Luck

[Otis]

There are many invitations addressed to the CEO of Precious Fund. Should I pick one and attend? People didn't know who I was. Maybe they wouldn't care about my presence, but I could practice being brave in public.

Besides, Jasper would never be far from me. His presence could give me a bit of confidence. I didn't have to worry about anyone hurting me. He would protect me from them. That was it. That was a good start. I couldn't rely on my absent mother forever.

There was a knock on the door, and I invited him in. Jasper entered with a bag of food. We had lunch together.

"Their divorce will take two months at most," Jasper reported. "Do you think Farrell and Bella will wait that long to formalize their relationship?"

"I'm suspicious of Father for keeping quiet and doing nothing to prevent it," I muttered. "Why would he urge Farrell to marry Camari if he didn't have a plan to see their relationship through to the end?"

"Farrell is a cunning man. He could have manipulated the