Chapter 3

I refused repeatedly but was eventually pulled into their car. At the restaurant, a waiter greeted us warmly. "Right this way for three! " Her gaze flickered between Ryder and Scarlett, and she smiled. "You two make such a handsome couple! " Then she looked at me. "Is this your sister? She's quite striking. "

Ryder flinched, but before he could speak, I had already responded softly, "Yes, I'm his sister. "

Those words stabbed him like a knife. But looking at Scarlett's slightly swollen belly, he ultimately didn't correct her. **Chapter 3**

When ordering, he rattled off a string…