King of Wrath: An Arranged Marriage Romance

At Vivian and Dante’s engagement party, Dante and his friend Christian, who works in security, discuss the status of Christian’s investigations into Francis Lau while standing a safe distance from the other party attendees. Christian informs Dante that their plan to bankrupt Francis Lau is progressing, but they still have not found and destroyed the blackmail photos.

After a strained family photo for Mode de Vie, Francis tries to extend his blackmail to gain membership to Valhalla, the exclusive club that Dante’s grandfather founded. Dante claims that he does not have the same pull at the Boston location, and he warns Francis off pushing him too far. Vivian still does not know what has happened between the men, but she privately warns Dante not to push her father too hard. She then suggests a truce between them, since as far as she knows, she and Dante will be married and have to build some kind of life together. She proposes a few dates to get to know one another, agreeing to accept the cara mia term of endearment from Dante if he agrees to her idea. He agrees, deciding he should actually keep his enemy close and learn about her family from her.