CHAPTER 45

　　"Why do you have to bring me along? Can't you just call her and arrange for the two of you to meet?" I asked.

　　"I would have brought Zander but?he hasn't yet returned home; he's still in Mitch's province, don't you know?"

　　"Mitch said the same thing to me."

　　"The other day was my girlfriend Amara's birthday, and I went because I wanted to meet her parents because our relationship is secret. We are both adults with jobs, but we hide like minors, which is why I was devastated when her parents didn't want me. She was supposed to marry someone her parents chose for her, and I was upset because he didn't inform me.

　　"I didn't want to, but my feelings for her?were stronger. The right woman is not the only one who pursues the man. I want to bring you now because they're still refusing to accept me," Duke explained.

　　"There are some parents who are truly like that, and we can't force them because they are the parents," I explained.

　　Duke gave a nod.