Aurora Dupont only uttered one sentence: "Any man courting me could do these things. But Kai Piers, Matteo Quirke can marry me, can you?"
Can you?
Can you...marry her?
"I can't argue with you, because I indeed owe you," Kai Piers replied, "I'm just that selfish and shameless, Aurora Dupont, you can only belong to me."
"I'd rather die than be your caged canary."
Aurora Dupont turned around and opened the door.
After a pause, she added, "I will stand with Matteo Quirke, come what may, even if he has nothing, I will still be by his side."
Having said that, she decisively walked out the door and closed it behind her.
Kai Piers stood in the office, kicking the couch in frustration.
Aurora Dupont, how can you… genuinely fall in love with Matteo Quirke!
Unacceptable!
John Fame was right, you should always keep a close eye on women, not fearing the odds, but worrying about the odd.
Matteo Quirke is the odd.
Aurora Dupont had held back her anger all the way back to her office.
