She told you?"Your eyes narrow at him as your hands turn into fists."I'm sorry, but it was the decision of the board. Due to recent-" Don't give me th...t FUCKING BULLSHIT!" you roar at him. He seemed to shrink even smaller in his tiny chair. "What did that bitch tell them?" It was your father!" he squeals. "He decided these terms." WHAT??" you stand confused. If you were angry before, now you are furious. Immediately you pick up the phone and dial your dad. After a few rings he picks. "Oh. If anyone should recognize what the stone really is. Just tell them it's a fifth, or sixth generation Fields family heirloom. The stone cutting style is certainly not 'American Standard Brilliant'." Rick said with a wince, "I'm so sorry to make you start keeping secrets, Dear. But, I will not see your life endangered over an engagement ring."Alice chuckled, "As if we don't already have a huge secret, My Love."After he had dropped Alice at City Hall. Rick swung by the station house to pick. It’s hot.” She looked at Roger. “Ha, he can manage a whole company but can’t turn off the oven.” Roger chuckled. I went to the kitchen and paced the floor. Her irreverent tone was getting to me. She had barely touched her wine so that wasn’t an excuse. It was like she was on fire, too hot to handle. She had never behaved like this before, so insubordinate and rude. Disgusting visions of she and Roger making out flitted through my mind. I was afraid to go back in there. After a couple of. I laughed inwardly at the idea that Tom would ever dare to repeat suchfamiliarities with my rump now as he did on those tedious Saturdays. Atleast, I hoped not!Then I remembered my new, much reduced station in life and realizedthat anyone could probably do just as they liked with me. I wasn't anobleman's son anymore but was just a dead peasant woman's daughter.The thought made me suddenly very humble. I knew that I would have tobe very careful and very clever to survive all this."Spoiled your.