Page 19 of Thiago

If he didn’t cut her off now, she’d never stop. Aunt Florence had a habit of offering unfiltered, unsolicited advice, and he couldn’t handle her candid conversation at the moment. Marriage and babies may be preoccupying her mind, but he was more concerned with building an empire.

Thiago took his sister’s arm.

“We can finish our conversation later,” Aunt Florence said.

“Okay,” Thiago muttered, and he dragged Audra into a corner.

She was busy laughing.

“Are you finished?” he asked.

“Now, I am.”

“I’m leaving as soon as the toast is over. What did you buy for Andre and Monica?”

“A handcrafted keepsake box with both their initials on the top. It was only a few hundred dollars. The note says,For your love story.”

“Sounds perfect. Thank you.”

“Why don’t you hire a personal assistant?”

“Someone else had the same suggestion,” Thiago said.

“Who?”

“India, my VP of marketing.”

“Well, she’s right.”

“Why would I waste my money when I have you to add the personal touch?”

“One of these days, I’m going to say no. Or maybe I should start charging.” She tapped her chin.

“Siblings should not charge each other for minor tasks.”

She pursed her lips. “We’ll see. How are things going at work? I heard about the Santiago Migos fiasco.”

“We’ll be rolling out our new marketing campaign next week to grab their market share.” The revised plan India and her team proposed was a vast improvement.

“That’s fast,” Audra said.

“We cannot afford to wait, and our head of marketing is very good at her job.”

“You always speak so highly of her,” Audra said thoughtfully.

“Like I said, she is good at her job.” Thiago kept his voice neutral.

“Huh.”

He shot a sideways glance at his sister. “What does ‘huh’ mean?”

“I rarely hear you talk about anyone else at the office. India’s the only person you consistently mention.”

“Because she is good at her job.”

“She’s also very attractive.” Audra arched an eyebrow.

“And you know this how?”