Fall For My Ex's Mafia Father novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178 

I look up, my mouth still open, to see Kent standing there, sliding a plate in front of Daniel as well. I look him over, noting the chef’s apron tied tight around his slim waist, his clean–shaven cheeks below eyes with dark circles beneath them. Apparently, he got less sleep than I did last night. 

I cock my head, curious about that. 

“Daniel,” Kent says, his voice even but unfriendly. “Don’t you 

have class to attend?” 

Daniel just crosses his arms, glaring at his dad and not 

responding. But Kent doesn’t rise to the bait. Instead, he turns to 

1. me. 

“Fay, I’d like you to go to lunch today at your father’s house.” 

“Really?” I ask, my eyebrows raising. 

Kent nods. “Yes, I need you to feel out the situation. Word has gotten out about the end to your engagement to Daniel,” 

he continues, looking briefly at Daniel to include him in the 

conversation, “and that you’ve been spending time with Ivan. I’d like you to see how your father feels about this change. And report 

it back to me.” 

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I nod, agreeing but hesitant. 

2/4 

“What,” Kent demands, his words clipped. “You don’t want to do 

it?” 

“Oh,” I say, surprised. “Um, no, I’ll do it…it’s just…one of the less pleasant tasks that I’ve been assigned.” 

Kent does an almost double take at these words, looking suddenly into my eyes with surprise on his face. I cock my head to see it – I’m not sure I’ve ever seen Kent truly surprised before. But then I consider the meaning of my last words and realize that, of course, our encounter on the third floor last night was an 

assignment of sorts. And that I’ve just implied that lunch with my 

dad will be worse… 

I blush, and curse myself again for my stupid tendency to do that 

all the time. Not only do I look like an idiot, blushing all the time, I 

also wear my emotions right on my sleeve. 

“No,” I blurt out, shaking my head and looking down at my 

breakfast, “I mean, it’s fine. I’ll do it. It won’t be so bad.” 

“Not every assignment is going to be a date with a sexy tattooed 

blonde, Fay,” Kent insists and I look back up at him in shock. Was 

he…did he just tease me? Did he just… 

“Did you just…call Ivan? Your enemy? A sexy tattooed blonde?” 

Kent just smirks at me and laughs a little, turning away. “Your car 

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will be ready at eleven, Fay. Jerome will drive you. Don’t make me regret assigning him to you this time.” 

I say nothing as Kent walks away, just staring after him, wondering how he does this. Balances it all, lives a life of such extremes with such complete control. Hell, I get one knot in my plans and go to pieces, but Kent… 

“Wait,” Daniel says, leaning forward and interrupting my train of thought. “Did you go out on another date with Ivan? When?” 

“Um,” I say lightly, picking up my fork and poking at my eggs. 

“Last night?” 

“What!?” 

I sigh, looking evenly at Daniel. “Seriously, Daniel, if you want to be a part of this then you should pay more attention. You’re like, the last person in this house to be aware of that.” Frustrated, I start to shovel food into my mouth. Seriously, if he’s so into being my fake fiancé, you’d think he’d start to pay a bit more attention to 

1. me. 

I glance at Daniel as I eat and see him carefully studying me from 

his chair. I realize suddenly that he’s coming to precisely the same