It was at that moment my life changed.I don't know if Antony recognized the look of desperation in my eyes, or if he thought I was sending him a messa...e by leaning forward so provocatively. I wasn't. Not deliberately. Was I? Whatever the answer, a knowing look covered his face."I have my coffee break in ten minutes," he simply said.His eyes darted around him to make sure he wasn't in danger of being overheard."There's a blue door at the back of the store," he said, lowering his tone. "You can. His grey eyes sparkled at her as he flashed a breezy smile. She studied the ceiling tiles. You’ve got to be kidding me, she thought. This is just what I need today.She typically loathed guys like him. They behaved as if their money actually meant something; as if it invested them with real intelligence or, even more laughable, good bloodlines. Hope knew all about bloodlines.Her father, scion of an old steel family, ran one of the largest charitable foundations in the Midwest. Her grandfather,. The phone rang, and I was informed by one of my colleagues that Shannon had accused me of raping and sodomising her. And so started my hell. The next day I was taken into custody, formally charged and suspended from the police force. That day I also saw my wife and child for the last time. Yvonne came to the holding cells and an angry confrontation ensued. She knew all about my puppy dog status at school with respect to Shannon and this made her believing my side of the story more difficult. “I guess I should have known looking at you.”, the woman giggled. Jennifer was still looking at the ring in amazement then finally set it back down on the counter. She turned to me and hugged me like she was drowning with tears in her eyes. She finally let go and stepped away. “I could not have asked for a better man to marry my daughter.”, she smiled, holding my hand. I informed the woman I would take the ring and pulled my checkbook from my back pocket. She asked about the ring size and.