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Adonis stammers while I look him in the eye, disgusted. Clio advised me to let this go, and while I promised to do so, there was absolutely no way I could. How dare he do what he did? He might have done the right thing and didn’t try to stand in my way of marrying her, but I know he feels like all the others. He doesn’t think Clio is the rightful queen, and that is his right, as he is entitled to his opinion. But he’s not going to disrespect her and has another thing coming if he thinks how he feels gives him the right to humiliate my wife.
He apologizes, saying he let his emotions get the better of him and must have given the man he sent the impression that he wanted Clio questioned. But assures me those were not his intentions.
“She’s my daughter, my
