21.Chapter 21

Declan did not answer. He just kept drinking.

"So what if you did?" another friend added. "You never loved her anyway. Now you can finally marry Gemma."

"Get real. Gemma is fine as a lover, but she will never marry into the Mercer family," a third friend scoffed. "Daphne, despite her problems, is still the daughter of the Vance family. Ten years ago, the Vance Corporation was very powerful. And do