She stared at him. "There are people around," she pointed out, reminding him that they were on board with others who didn't know about them.
"I don't care. Stay here tonight," he said, then disappeared into the bathroom without giving her a chance to respond. She knew the real reason he wanted her to stay was because of Syres. Though she found his behavior childish, she also recognized it was a smart move. With her stepmother on the yacht, getting caught in a scandal could do her a lot of damage, and that damage might cost her more than she was willing to pay. It had taken marrying Roman to finally get them off her back, which only proved how much they feared him.
But she was certain her stepmother wouldn't hesitate to seize any opportunity to destroy her union with Roman. Not that it mattered much anymore, but getting a divorce on her own terms was better than letting her stepmother orchestrate it. That kind of damage would cut far deeper than any ordinary divorce.
