MARRYING My FATHER-IN-LAW
I can't hold back the question, my frustration bubbling to the surface.
Madeline meets my gaze with a calm expression as if she anticipated this. "I know you specifically requested the menu to consist entirely of seafood," she says, her words outing me and earning me a few sharp looks from around the table. I ignore them. "But I’ve known Eric since the day he was born, and I know he doesn’t like seafood. So, I prepared something for him," she adds, her voice soft as she pats Eric's shoulder, her gaze tender—almost possessive. "This is your father’s house," she says to him. "You deserve to have the food you want."