Rosalie huffed.

“Please. Getting to know you was the unluckiest moment of my life.

“You say countless women want to marry you, so why aren’t you hitched yet? Didn’t Ms. Saunders just track you down earlier? What, did you reject her too?”

She was well aware of Ms. Saunders’ feelings for River, just like she knew many high-powered career women adored him.

River met her gaze.

“I’ve said before, I don’t like dating older women. Ms. Saunders is a great person, but she’s two years older than I am. Around her, I feel like a little brother. She’s too nurturing, too considerate.

“It’s like she’s babysitting. I don’t enjoy that vibe.

His eyes burned with a brighter flame as he added,

“I prefer women like my wife.”

The way he looked at her made Rosalie nearly upend her glass onto him.

“Rosalie!” Christian’s voice called from across the garden in perfect timing to rescue her.

She drained the last two glasses in one go, slammed them down, and stood as she said to River, “I’ll let you off