A.N. Nothing new to say. Enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 39 - Marital Discord
"Mr. Radiant, it is so nice to meet you."
"Please, Mrs. Schnee. Just call me Rory."
"Then call me Willow. Mrs. Schnee was my mother."
Rory found himself shaking hands with a... sober? Yes, a sober Willow Schnee. That was weird already, as Rory was pretty sure Willow was the type of person who bled alcohol.
"I apologize for the reception. Weiss is still meeting with the psychiatrist her father set up for her and Winter is still in school. My husband—"
She sighed, and the two of them sat down on fancy looking, but slightly uncomfortable, chairs. Willow poured some tea for the two of them before she spoke.
"I requested to meet you because of - of course - how you saved my daughter. I noticed that the young girl that was with you is not here today."
"She's staying with her uncle right now. She didn't really feel like going out today."
If Cinder heard Rory calling Watts her uncle, her face would've soured like crazy.
"But I must confess when I heard about the proposition you sent me last night—"
"Willow, let's not play any more games. Just tell me what you think."
Willow grew silent for a moment. Her hands started to shake before she gripped her wrists and steadied them. She softly spoke, in a quivering voice.
"Please... save me."