"Howdy, Alicia."

　　Alicia's joy vanished instantly when she realized it wasn't Marcus...but his girlfriend. "Daniella...," she clinched her teeth as she said the name of the woman.

　　Marcus was convinced she would never discover he had neglected to erase their discussion from his inbox. She simply excused herself from her family's beach activities and dashed to the inn where his mistress was staying. "By the way, you look fantastic," Daniella arched her brow as she examined the woman from head to toe and invited herself inside.

　　Alicia shut the door behind Daniella and followed the woman inside, who seemed confident enough to take a seat. "So you acknowledge that I...