Chapter 874

• Persis let out a soft, melodic laugh, the tension from the beach dissolving completely as she tossed the invitation back onto Thomas’s silver tray.
• She stepped closer to Tedmond, her eyes bright with a sudden, playful energy that contrasted sharply with the high-stakes corporate warfare they had been discussing.
• "Well, if we're going to completely upstage a D.C. dynasty in front of the entire infrastructure committee," she murmured, looping her arms around his neck, "we certainly can't wear our beach clothes."