The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 323

"I happen to think she's gorgeous," Zane replied.

"Please," Elena scoffed. "Get your eyes checked. Don't drag some disastrous woman home and expect me to welcome her."

A disastrous woman...

Zane rolled his eyes. "Mom, my taste in women is flawless."

"You turned your nose up at someone as beautiful as Nadia. How flawless could your taste possibly be?"

Zane offered a sly, cryptic smile. "I prefer women like the younger Vance daughter."

"So you just have a sick obsession with women who are already hung up on other men!"

Zane didn't deny it. He just chuckled. "Mom, that reminds me of a joke I saw online."

Elena eyed her son suspiciously. "Spit it out. Let's hear what twisted thoughts are running through your head now."

"Mom, I have a thing for other men's wives."

Elena's eyes widened in horror. "That is a complete lack of morals!"

"Mom, the woman I love just happens to be married to someone else." Zane smiled fondly at his mother's outrage. "See? It's the exact same situation, but phrasing changes everything."

Elena narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Why on earth are you suddenly telling me this?"

"It's just a popular internet joke," Zane lied smoothly. "It popped into my head, so I thought I'd share."

Elena glared at him. "If you dare go out there and ruin someone's marriage, I won't even wait for the scandal. I'll break your legs myself. Let's see how many women want you when you're in a wheelchair."

"If I wanted to ruin anything, I would have done it before the wedding," Zane said quietly. "My conscience is perfectly clear."

A piece of paper had never been enough to stop him. He had stayed away because he genuinely cared about her happiness, refusing to be the wrecking ball in her life.

But now? Now, this was destiny.

Elena gave a stern hmph. "It better be."

This year, Elara represented her father as she stepped through the doors of Commissioner Lowery's traditional courtyard estate.

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