Married at First Sight

River smiled. "You still love watching drama, huh?"

Serenity grinned. "Of course. Drama's the best-especially when it's yours. Your

sister-in-law

lives for it."

River was speechless.

Then Serenity asked, "By the way, River, are you actually going to go on those

blind dates? Two every day?"

River said, "Of course. It's in writing-signed and fingerprinted. I have to." Serenity tilted her head and studied him. After thinking for a bit, she asked, "Are you planning to act affectionate with Romina during those blind dates, so your dates get the wrong idea and back out? Then, those same people will go around gossiping about the two of you. Sixty blind dates means sixty people spreading rumors. You'll have dinner with her every night, play nice, and ease the tension between you two. Who knows? She might even fall for you."

River was sly.

He chuckled. "You see right through me, sister-in-law."

She'd probably seen enough love drama among the brothers to become a

relationship expert.

But she was sharp. The kind of woman who could win his eldest brother's heart had to be.

Serenity teased, "Then why not just admit you have feelings for Romina?" River fell silent.

After a while, he smiled and said, "Maybe I do, I'm not sure. But when I saw her show up at the banquet with Maddox, I was so pissed. I felt jealous. I couldn't let them be together. She hit on me last night when she was drunk-though I know it wasn't on purpose. Still, I didn't want her to end up with Maddox. When she's drunk and sees me, she forgets Maddox. I'm more handsome, and she has a weakness for handsome guys when she drinks."noveldrama

Serenity narrowed her eyes. "And how exactly do you know she flirts with handsome guys when she's drunk?"

River said, "We've been fighting for years. I've learned a lot about her. This isn't the first time she's acted out when she's drunk. It happened years ago, and most people in Eaglioncile's upper circle knew about it, though it's mostly forgotten now.

Her drinking habits are bad. When she's drunk, she loses control. She rarely drinks heavily because she can actually hold her liquor. Honestly, if we had a drinking contest, I'm not sure I could beat her."

Serenity shook her head. "And you say you're not interested in her. You've studied all her flaws, got jealous when she was with someone else, and now you're setting up a whole scheme to get close to her. You're obviously into her, River. You're usually so smart-how are you this blind about your own feelings?" River looked embarrassed. "Sister-in-law, I've never been in love before. At first, I was just going head-to-head with her. We've been rivals for years. I never imagined I'd actually start liking her."

Serenity reassured him, "Romina's a great girl. If you like her, that just proves you've got good taste. Grandma would be happy too. Honestly, I'm really fond of Romina. We get along great." River smiled instinctively. "When us brothers get married, we always make sure our wives get along with you first. That way, you can all be like sisters, and our York family can stay tight-knit and happy."