Mariko's POV
I wanted to beat Ash and his father up when Maddie had just told me what they had put her through. But now I did not expect my son to be here and I hope that Amber is not here. This is going to be something else. He looked between the two of us.
"Yes, we are having dinner and what are you doing here?" I asked after taking a sip of my red wine.
Maddie seemed awkward. "I was having dinner with Mr Leonard from Leonard Corporate," he replied, and my jaw clenched. Maddie's eyes widened as she tried to scan the restaurant for him.
"So why are you having dinner with him?" Ash's father of all people. My son had better not make this difficult for me. I do not want him to be around business men like them.
"I plan to work with them,"
"No, I refuse that," I said as calmly as I
