Lancey and Anastasia headed over to the dining table.
lan was out at a business dinner, so it was just the three of them tonight.
Seeing Cassian making this disgusted Eare, Lancey said with shivious annoyance, I made this especially for you. Drink up
Cassiam wasn’t having it.
Watching this standoff, Anastasia tried to mediate. “Come on, your moms pot all this effort into making it for you. Don’t be rule
Don’t be rude?
Cassian looked at Anastasia with this mischievous glint in his eyes. “You really want me to drink this
Anastasia veas confused about why he was being so dramatic, but her mother in law had clearly gone to a lot of trouble–wouldn’t it be awful not to appreciate it?
So she nodded emphatically. “Absolutely
Cassian smirked. “Alright, but don’t blame me later.”
With that, he grabbed the bowl and chugged the whole thing like it was a shot.
Then they all settled in for dinner.
During the meal. Lancey suddenly perked up. “Oh Ana, there’s this exclusive wine club event next weekend. You free? I’d love to have you come with
Lancey figured it would be smart to start introducing Anastasia to their social circle
Even though she personally found most of these networking events pretty tedious, some were just part of the territory
Anastasia looked surprised, then quickly responded, “Mom, weekends are totally open for me. I’d be honored to go with you.”
Truth was, Anastasia actually knew her way around wine and high–end social events,
Back when she was with Jasper, she’d realized the Hale family had all these unspoken expectations about proper etiquette and social graces, so she’d taken classes in wine appreciation, event hosting, and sophisticated entertaining.
She’d turned out to be a natural and had picked everything up fast.
So she’d definitely be able to navigate these kinds of gatherings without embarrassing herself
After dinner, Cassian and Anastasia noticed it was getting late and decided to call it a night.
As they were heading out, Lancey pulled Anastasia side and sneakily handed her this beautiful gift bag, whispering for her to check it out once she
Anastasia was totally puzzled but nodded and thanked her mother in law before they left.
Cassian’s face was looking pretty flushed
Anastasia thought that was strange–is wasn’t even that warms tonight.
Something definately seemed off about him.
Once they got hode, Cassian’s face was getting even redder and his breathing seemed heavier. Anastasia finally had to ask, “Cass, are you feeling okay? You look kind of sick.”
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Anastasia felt her stomach drop–omething was seriously wrong.
“Itere, sit down. Let me get you some water, she said, hurrying toward the kitchen.
When she returned, Cassian was sprawled on the couch with his eyes closed, his forehand creased and covered in sweat.
Cassian hadn’t expected his mother to go quite that hard with whatever she’d put in there.
He’d figured it was some kind of herbal energy booster, but he hadn’t anticipated it being this intende.
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He couldn’t help but laugh grimly–his mom was obviously getting desperate for
“Cassian, seriously, are you alright? Should Teall a doctor?” Anastasia was starting to freak our. She reached over to feel his forehead and was shocked by how hot he was
Shit! Was he actually sick?
Cassian’s eyes snapped open and he caught her wrist, his voire coming out low and gravelly. “Ana, you honestly have no idea what was in that step?”
Anastasia looked completely clueless and shook her head. “The soup? What do you mean? Your mom said it was some kind of health tonic the made for you. Right?”
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