Chapter 159: Getting Ready

"I would love to have a gun."

Rauf almost fell from his seat but thankfully he was able to prevent it. When June had mentioned that she needed a weapon, he thought she was going to ask for something as simple as a baton or a knife.

He already knew she had a nack for doing unexpected things, but yet this was suddenly and even more surprising. He never thought of it at all.

A gun.

But why does a pregnant woman with a gun sound sexy to him.

He shook his head, clearing off the image in his mind.

"Do you have any idea how to use a gun?" he asked after settling back into his chair.

June didn’t look abashed. She wore a smug look, as though she had asked for something completely normal.

"You can teach me. The party isn’t tomorrow. I can learn before then."

Rauf stared at her in disbelief. The party was a month away, so from what June was telling him, she wanted to learn all about guns and how to use them properly in just a month, while being pregnant.

He looked at her. "Do you realize you’re already doing more than enough?"

June sneered. "It’s not enough if I can’t even protect myself."

Rauf sighed. "How about I give you a knife?"

June glared at him. "A knife? How am I supposed to protect myself from a distance with a knife? What if I get shot before I can even protect myself? I want a weapon I can use from a distance."

She had a point. A very valid point. But before he could say a word, June continued.

"What if I’m suddenly attacked and no one is there to protect me? Don’t you think I need my own weapon to protect myself? You won’t always be with me, and Henson won’t always be around."

Rauf opened his mouth to argue, but ended up closing it because he had no idea what he was supposed to say.

After a while of internal struggle, he sighed. "Fine, but I’m not making any promises. I will only give you a gun if you can use it properly after training. If you can’t handle it, then I’ll give you something else."

Regardless of his condition, June was already all smiles. In her mind, she could imagine herself holding a gun and shooting.

"And another thing," Rauf said. "If you’re going to be training with guns, then you’ll need to take a break from your research."

June frowned. "But I can do both."

"I know," Rauf said. He had no doubts that she could. "But I insist. Also, I need you to rest properly. If you don’t follow those rules, then I’m sorry, I won’t be training you."

June glared at him before snapping, "Fine! I’ll take a break from researching, and I’ll rest enough. Are you happy now?"

Rauf’s gaze moved to her stomach. "Of course, I am."

After Rauf left, June sighed.

Honestly, she hadn’t expected him to accept her suggestion. She had only wanted to test his reaction, but it had worked.

She smiled. Now that her security was settled, all that was left was to find a proper dress for the celebration.

Everything she owned was either too small or too tight. She needed something that would make her feel comfortable while still looking elegant for the occasion.

For some reason, she also hoped Chris would invite Eliana to the party. It wouldn’t be bad to have her friend by her side.

And speaking of dresses, Eliana was the best person to help her make a choice.

She had always been the fashionista between the two of them.

June picked up her phone and sent her a text.

Clothing emergency.

For the first time in a very long while, June was genuinely eager to go shopping.

Amie stared at the invitation in her hand. It was a special invitation from Dante to his grandfather’s birthday celebration. She had told him that she wanted them to keep their relationship a secret, but looking at the invitation in her hand, she realized that Dante wasn’t a man who kept secrets. Now, he had asked her to be his official date for the party.

Amie had no idea whether her mother and brother had also been invited, but from the way Chris had spoken about the Monterrios, she guessed that even if they had received invitations, they wouldn’t attend. That should keep her secret safe. Besides, she didn’t think her father was in the same league as the Monterrios, so there was no way he would receive an invitation.

Maybe attending the party wouldn’t actually reveal her secret to Dante’s family, since it was supposed to be an intimate gathering of close friends.

Besides, meeting his grandfather would show her how committed Dante was to their relationship, and it might help her gain more connections.

After much deliberation, Amie came to the conclusion that the invitation was a good thing. Maybe after this, she would finally be able to convince Dante to help her with the divorce case without revealing that she was directly involved in it.

All she had to do now was find the right dress for the party and make sure Chris and Serena never found out about it.

Without wasting any time, Amie moved to her closet and started going through her clothes, trying to find something suitable. She glanced from one dress to another, shaking her head.

"Too revealing. Too covered up. Not proper for a birthday celebration," she muttered, dropping the dresses onto the floor.

After going through every dress in her closet, she came to the conclusion that she didn’t have anything suitable to wear to the party.

She needed to make Dante’s grandfather accept her, and to do that, she had to dress like someone who deserved to stand beside Dante. The clothes in her wardrobe didn’t give her the impression she wanted to make.

So, she decided that she needed to go on a shopping spree.

She needed new clothes for the party.