Chapter 6 Summary, Key Moments, and Analysis
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Summary
The chapter opens with Kennedy texting her friend Miller, claiming she is still unwell and can't meet up. In reality, Kennedy is hiding the fact that she married Isaiah Rhodes in Las Vegas over the weekend. She knows Miller's exciting news is her engagement to Isaiah's brother, Kai, and Kennedy can't bear to show up and either steal Miller's spotlight or lie to her face about being legally bound to her fiancé's uncle.
Kennedy reflects on her life in Chicago. She met Miller last season when Miller began nannying for the team's pitcher, Kai Rhodes. Miller became Kennedy's first real friend since moving to the city three years ago. Before that, Kennedy's free time was spent flying to New York to attend charity events and social gatherings with her ex-fiancé, Connor.
Kennedy lives in a penthouse owned by her family—extravagant, lonely, and a reminder that her current salary can't afford her much in the city. She dreams of affording her own place and her own life without the Kay family name attached. She dresses in business attire for her meeting with her lawyer, knowing that showing up in athletic gear would get back to her mother.
Kennedy's family history is revealed: she grew up in boarding schools, raised by nannies, with parents she barely knew. Her father's death didn't even make her cry. Her mother remarried her father's business partner, Dean's father, for monetary reasons. Kennedy's engagement to Connor was also a business arrangement—she was expected to marry someone who would take over the family business. Her marriage to Isaiah, however, is definitely not a business move, and she admits a part of her loves that small act of rebellion.
After Connor ended their eight-year relationship, blaming her for being cold and absent, Kennedy has come to realize she's no longer bound by familial duty. She can marry whomever she wants, date, and be a normal woman in her thirties—once she gets the annulment sorted out.
Her phone rings with an unknown Chicago number. It's Denise, Mr. Remington's assistant, demanding an immediate meeting with both Kennedy and Isaiah. Kennedy's gut tells her she's fired. She walks to the front offices, thinking about how she's been putting up with Dr. Fredrick's sexist treatment for three years, and how she's only months away from final interviews for her dream job.
Isaiah meets her in the hallway. They bicker—Kennedy blames him for the situation, he reminds her she was a willing participant. He's still mad at her about something from the other morning. They enter Mr. Remington's office.
The team owner shows them a newspaper photo that will be tomorrow's sports section cover: Isaiah and Kennedy outside the Vegas chapel, clearly happy, with the headline