Strong Dislike

To say Marianne Thomas was surprised by Adam Collins would have been a colossal understatement. She had met her grown-up daughter Melanie a few times and though she had changed a lot, her innate calm and steadiness had still reflected in her even after all these years. And later, when she had heard that her daughter was married to the CEO of a multinational company, she had thought that Melanie had remained true to her personality, marrying someone staid and dependable.

But never had she imagined that the man her daughter had chosen would turn out to be someone like this. And from the way her husband had visibly stiffened beside her, she was certain he hadn't expected it either.