The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 127

The moment the words left Fiona's mouth, Sloane pushed open the door. Catching the tail end of the conversation, she smirked.

"Mom, stop suffocating her. Maddy already knows exactly what she's going to do."

Fiona shot her daughter a withering glare.

"Don't you start. You're giving me a hundred times more gray hair than she ever could."

"Whoa, friendly fire! What did I do now?"

Sloane's eyes narrowed, a dangerous, fox-like glint sharpening her features.

"Did Dad run his mouth to you?"

"He called in a panic, claiming you're getting married and demanding I put a stop to it."

Fiona didn't bother sugarcoating it.

Sloane cursed under her breath.

She knew it. Dominic loved playing the doting father, but the second her hands got near the corporate inheritance, he was ready to slit her throat.

Her face turned completely frigid, ready to declare war.

"What exactly did he say?"

"More importantly, where do you stand, Mom?"

Fiona gave her a cool, entirely unbothered look.

"My opinion is irrelevant. What matters is what you want, Sloane."

"I'm not some archaic tyrant. If you're genuinely in love with this guy, then put a ring on him."

Sloane stared at her mother, completely stunned.

"You know who I'm planning to marry?"

"Do I look blind?"

Fiona rolled her eyes.

"Knowing your father, he couldn't wait to scream his name through the phone to prove how disastrous this is."

"But if it's Lucas, you have my blessing. Sloane, finding a real connection in this life is incredibly rare."

"If you want him, don't let him slip away. Fight for it."

"And if things get messy... well, I might be ready for retirement, but I've got more than enough firepower left to protect you."

Fiona wasn't the overly sentimental type, so she rarely spoke to Sloane with such raw vulnerability.