“Tell me all of this is a joke,” Amanda said in a low voice. “Tell me you are joking and all of this is a joke.” Steve took a moment to respond. “None of this is a joke. It’s the truth.” “If you are my wife, you are going to listen to what I say, and let Grayson do everything that he wants without resisting. Or else, he’ll not let you get out of this place, and my deal will be gone. I can’t let that happen, can I?”. “Act as my wife properly for once, make yourself useful.” This was the last thing she wanted to hear from his mouth. “Make myself useful? Why, had I been useless all this while!” she snapped, yelling at him. “Yes, why didn’t you understand that before?”. “I’m helping out your family, and looking after your dad’s business also. Do you know how much money that costs?”.