Chapter 107: Just as Expected

After they sat down, Richard Zerba picked up the menu and handed it to Mila Showyer, asking her to order. Mila, without a word, passed it to Erin Quatremane. However slow on the uptake Mila might have been, she had realized by now what Richard was up to. He kept asking what Mila wanted when they shopped, and at meals he asked what she'd like. The man was trying to butter her up, which only made her less willing to accept his attentions. Erin held the menu, uncertain. Handing it back to Mila felt...