Mia Grant was taken aback.
"I'll come see you as soon as I'm back." To soothe him, she thought for a moment and added, "I need to take care of these things out here first. It's all a mess, and I won't be able to relax. It would just get in our way."
"And don't worry too much about the engagement. It's over. It was just a formality, something I had to do."
"Oh, right."
"There's a place in Portia that makes amazing roast goose. I'll bring some back for you."
"We get a break for New Year's Day. You should be out of the hospital by then, right? I'll take you to a hot spring!"
"I have a speech competition next month, and the prize is a package for that newly opened hot spring resort in the capital's suburbs!"
"When I win first place, I'll take you! Of course, I might not win, but that's okay. If I don't, I'll just pay for it myself! I can afford it."
She always had a way of coaxing people.
She pulled out all the stops.
