Frank shook his head. “No. Why?”
Donnie nodded. “Well, since you’re free, you can get a marriage certificate with my daughter at the registration office!” “What?!”
Donnie’s sudden bombshell left Frank, Tigris, and Alda all totally confused, but Donnie simply smiled, “You may not be aware, Mr. Frankton, but I’ve announced publicly that anyone who saves my daughter will have her hand in marriage! And a gentleman’s only as good as his word, don’t you agree?”
Tigris realized with a start and quickly turned to Alda. “Greetings, Mrs. Frankton!”
Alda’s cheeks flushed in turn-even if the man more or less suited her, could she not at least have the time to prepare herself?
Still, Frank then turned toward Tigris. “By the way, what’s that problem at the company that Jason was talking about?”
Tigris was certainly sharp and came to his senses right then. “Someone named Tony Stilton was demanding that the boss bring you to his house to kneel and apologize…” “What?!”
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