Betrayed By Husband, Stolen By Brother In Law

"I don’t want to go."

"You have to go."

"But I don’t want to!"

Melanie looked up at the ’little’ kid in front of her-though in reality, he was a grown man with a pout that could rival any toddler’s-and shook her head. "This is an important meeting for Stormedge. You’ve been preparing for weeks. Come on, don’t be foolish, Adam. You have to go. This is a rare opportunity, and you know it."

"But my wife has jusIt returned from the hospital!" Adam protested, hands flying up in frustration."How can I just pack up and leave her like that? What’s the point of paying all those big dollars and handing out fancy packages to the directors if they can’t even manage this without me?"

"They can’t manage it at the last minute because you’ve been holding onto the deal yourself," Melanie countered, arms folded. "As for Max, he could have taken over, but he’s already halfway to Norway. So that leaves you. You need to be there, Adam."

"And your wife," she added with a pointed look, "is absolutely fine now-as you can very well see."

Adam leaned in and stole a quick kiss, then let out a deep sigh. "But..."

"No buts," she said firmly.