“Mommy, don’t underestimate me,” Lily announced, her voice clear and serious. “The teacher said that couples who are planning to get married always take wedding photos!”
The car went completely silent.
Sebastian Cole’s hand paused on his seat belt. The atmosphere thickened, awkward and heavy.
Naomi forced a light laugh, trying to smooth it over. “Children say the funniest things. She was only joking. Don’t take it to heart.”
After all, theirs was a marriage of convenience an alliance between two powerful families. There was no need for something as sentimental as wedding photos.
Lily tilted her head, her round eyes locked on her mother’s face. “I’m not joking, Mommy. I’m serious.”
Naomi’s smile turned strained. She silently prayed the child would drop the subject. Where on earth had
