Megan woke up at high noon.305Please respect copyright.PENANA6JInofcb6U
She sat up on the comfortable bed, stretching and yawning like a lazy cat. She305Please respect copyright.PENANA4doP4Rga45
felt energized after her beauty sleep, thus putting her in a good mood. Her305Please respect copyright.PENANA1Dyw7eRMgJ
stomach grumbled resentfully as if complaining about the lack of substance it305Please respect copyright.PENANAlt2jRj8oVT
hasn’t been given for more than six hours. Megan tried to remember the last305Please respect copyright.PENANAJBDNWyJ31e
time she had eaten; that must be the three muffins’ cupcakes she had to force305Please respect copyright.PENANAwV8e68i4da
herself to choke down on the plane, as her upset tummy wouldn’t give her305Please respect copyright.PENANA7v9NDs1pSR
appetite for anything more. No wonder she feels a headache and was mildly dizzy305Please respect copyright.PENANAWxttajo7TS
when she stood – those were her recognized signs of hunger. Never one to forget305Please respect copyright.PENANAh1WYl8oXlG
hygiene no matter how hungry she is, Megan moved to the door she presumed to be305Please respect copyright.PENANAnV3qS6ovo7
the bathroom to refreshen up. When done, she headed out.
Long hallways stretched out305Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ00iUMMKN
at either side of her, causing her to pause with a small frown. Debating305Please respect copyright.PENANA5E4tSBy5gM
mentally for some secs, she decided on the left hallway. As much as she tried305Please respect copyright.PENANAuzLIjjqoox
not to notice, she still found herself admiring the unusual, yet sophisticated305Please respect copyright.PENANA1NYHQsxva7
interior design of the house. Priceless paintings displaying Scottish history305Please respect copyright.PENANArWIRHMYFtR
with artifacts were mounted on the golden walls. Various-sized vintage vases305Please respect copyright.PENANAfBIArwWdEO
noticeably worth more than she thinks, including the plain-looking ones, stood305Please respect copyright.PENANAixcjpCZZZP
at every corner of the hallways. She’d have spent more time appreciating if her305Please respect copyright.PENANAQjjHi9bo1n
belly didn’t protest again, this time louder.
She walked faster,305Please respect copyright.PENANAiZdDLdeWik
coming out to a staircase. There was another flight of stairs in front of her305Please respect copyright.PENANAqLEufzEHJD
but she ignored it, choosing to locate the kitchen. Thankfully, she didn’t305Please respect copyright.PENANAYuqF96YKxk
spend much time at all. The spacious, spotless kitchen equipped with modern305Please respect copyright.PENANAxEyg7XPLXm
utensils almost made her giddy and Megan couldn’t wait to start preparing tasty305Please respect copyright.PENANAfNH0m6gs5a
food on the big counter. She opened the double-doored fridge and grinned305Please respect copyright.PENANA4hcZ2ZlX7Q
broadly at how well-stuffed it is. As someone who enjoys cooking a lot, she305Please respect copyright.PENANAV42DemST8N
always appreciates it a lot when the fridge is filled up with all sorts of305Please respect copyright.PENANAulh3PNVKC8
varieties of foods.
“Oh.”
Megan glanced behind her305Please respect copyright.PENANA3UNPSH7yhw
shoulders to see a young girl, she doesn’t look more than nineteen years,305Please respect copyright.PENANAaZqKugEDPo
standing – frozen more like it – at the entrance of the kitchen. Her pale green305Please respect copyright.PENANAp3LnVbS0rk
orbs were filled with anxiety, reluctance, and tiny curiosity as she held a305Please respect copyright.PENANAsZDanUh6Kl
tray holding an empty bowl and cup. Everything regarding her, from her posture305Please respect copyright.PENANAHfQiB6Di1F
to her expression, screams she wants to be anywhere but here. Megan felt305Please respect copyright.PENANA0BymLDSSm9
strangely fascinated. Shutting the fridge, she faced the girl. She noted how305Please respect copyright.PENANAp8aAknCpvY
she tensed up immediately and Megan raised an inquisitive brow at her. The girl305Please respect copyright.PENANArqtKgu26ic
crimsoned. She tried to stammer out something, but under Megan’s bold stare,305Please respect copyright.PENANAomNGqoLslx
she couldn’t form anything that made sense.
Having a strong impression,305Please respect copyright.PENANAqs7sOLknP1
she was terrifying the poor girl, Megan eased up her expression, putting on the305Please respect copyright.PENANAWLdasBNkAG
winning, a failsafe smile she used whenever she wants to soothe her305Please respect copyright.PENANAyoRzKsS1WN
not-so-polite, demanding customers of her culinary abilities. “I’m sorry if I305Please respect copyright.PENANAARrnhEP4rp
frightened you or anything. Believe me, it’s not my intention.”
The girl gave a brief smile,305Please respect copyright.PENANA6CSUMN9H5E
her stance relaxing. “I-I’m the one who’d apologize to you,” she went to the305Please respect copyright.PENANAKL9mpcBhZ8
sink to drop the tray. “I shouldn’t have behaved like that. It was incredibly305Please respect copyright.PENANAKcC4r6EtTP
rude of me. I’m sorry, ma’am.”
She’s still305Please respect copyright.PENANAnmViUq4O05
uncomfortable with me, Megan thought. “You weren’t rude. So, there’s no need to305Please respect copyright.PENANAajaGfuGC0o
apologize….”
The girl stared at her305Please respect copyright.PENANA1hXbxyQfJZ
blankly. Realizing she was asking for her name, she quickly replied, “Arabel305Please respect copyright.PENANAziDiWut1Xk
Shaw, ma’am.”
“Oh. A lovable beauty305Please respect copyright.PENANAkhIfki27Ez
worth of her name.”
The girl went red, almost305Please respect copyright.PENANAK5gDwYl4WO
like the gingery curls on her head.
A low growl sounded out of305Please respect copyright.PENANAI3hqAKmpzU
Megan’s stomach, prompting Arabel to turn pale and become frantic. “Oh, my God!305Please respect copyright.PENANADikObmViaK
I’m so, so sorry. I can’t believe I’m such an idiot. How can I not know that305Please respect copyright.PENANAyofDjLRTHR
you’d be hungry when you awake?” She pulled out a pot and pan. Going to the305Please respect copyright.PENANAXk4k7CsSfS
fridge, she was just about to pull out a crate of eggs but was stopped.
“You don’t need to do305Please respect copyright.PENANAKhNmk7lYBc
that. I can make something for myself.”
“But—"
“Even if you cook for305Please respect copyright.PENANAXKuHkfJ7cP
me, there’s a high probability I won’t like it. So, to save ingredients and305Please respect copyright.PENANAvIETWqpaJU
time, let me do it.”
“But—”
Arabel has led away305Please respect copyright.PENANApJi1IT8n8C
from the refrigerator and lightly pushed one of the stools in the kitchen.305Please respect copyright.PENANAa0NfQcho0h
“Sit.” She complied. Like a three-year-old child who always wants to keep his305Please respect copyright.PENANAojfKLveYOY
mother within his sight, she trailed her every move with large curious eyes.305Please respect copyright.PENANAa08st3cxo3
Whenever she sees her not knowing where some things she needs are, she bolts up305Please respect copyright.PENANAW2OkGgL31x
like an antelope. Providing said items within a blink. The smile on Megan’s305Please respect copyright.PENANA9RmnoYd85u
lips keeps increasing.
“So, what are you305Please respect copyright.PENANA6o1qgWzie6
doing to cook?” The young girl, unable to hold it in anymore, asked. She was305Please respect copyright.PENANArDW8s2YNHA
standing alongside Megan, taking in the things she was preparing on the305Please respect copyright.PENANAkPCflvk4Bp
counter.
“Brisket hash with305Please respect copyright.PENANAbrfVLSyhKR
eggs."
“Oh.”
Done making ready305Please respect copyright.PENANArSfwqcimIX
the ingredients, Megan placed a large skillet over medium heat and poured in305Please respect copyright.PENANAKeaZF8RRKV
two tablespoons of olive oil. When it was heated, she added diced onion and305Please respect copyright.PENANA8nTamVESa9
fried it until it was translucent. She put in minced garlic cloves with one medium305Please respect copyright.PENANAmvTPtzDB1q
red pepper, which she’d seeded and chopped. She mixed them, leaving it for a305Please respect copyright.PENANASCWqQ2xwCv
moment. Adding the potatoes she’d cut into cubes to the vegetables, she had305Please respect copyright.PENANAm4dp8F1LpE
everything cooked for fifteen minutes. An eager-to-help Arabel, who had been305Please respect copyright.PENANApehqBEKLX8
salivating nonstop the instant the mouthwatering aroma spread out, was in305Please respect copyright.PENANAjWEeDyF5We
charge of monitoring and flipping the mixture every few minutes with a flat305Please respect copyright.PENANAplFi0QqqDy
spatula so the lot browned evenly while she whisked down the eggs.
When it was time, Megan305Please respect copyright.PENANAm1EnVx2PVu
tossed in the cubed brisket. She combined it well, afterward seasoning it with305Please respect copyright.PENANAEoHArVnhFk
salt and black pepper. She gave a quick turn after that leave it to cook for305Please respect copyright.PENANA7NGpkiD656
some minutes. Until the beef became brown and the potatoes succulently tender,305Please respect copyright.PENANA2fXASYx10K
before removing it from the heat. In a separate pan, she made scrambled eggs305Please respect copyright.PENANAW9x4otXk1y
and then plated them, not forgetting to add barbeque sauce.
Arabel was genuinely stunned305Please respect copyright.PENANACB0koIppUU
when Megan gave her a sizeable portion of the food. It took a whole minute to305Please respect copyright.PENANApKQiTHchIV
get her to stop thanking her. The second Arabel took a bite, her head never305Please respect copyright.PENANAAOFLnF7ahr
came up again 'til she’d wiped her plate clean. Literally. Within a few blinks.305Please respect copyright.PENANAwfohCVjXQZ
That spoke of how delicious the food is.
Megan had paused from taking305Please respect copyright.PENANAvbjUBhojg3
lifting her spoon. She googled, half shocked, half amazed. But secretly305Please respect copyright.PENANALbbgzVNjqo
pleased. Arabel felt embarrassed, even wished the earth should open and swallow305Please respect copyright.PENANAbYg4RMHhL5
her up, when a light belch sipped out from her lips, despite her hard best to305Please respect copyright.PENANAcXyyOTaLFx
keep it in.
“Here.” Megan handed305Please respect copyright.PENANAr9H13uWCYE
her the glass of orange juice meant for her, which after small hesitation, she305Please respect copyright.PENANAUF2mEWwSV4
gulped down. “I’ve never had anyone react that much to my cooking, and quite305Please respect copyright.PENANAy4SzZ1FX4W
frankly. Arabel, I love it.”
The girl pepped up, looking305Please respect copyright.PENANAaIKvw8P2cU
partly convinced. “Really?”
“Cooking is a great305Please respect copyright.PENANAVFw5v3dfOG
passion of mine and as a chef, there’s nothing more that delights my soul than305Please respect copyright.PENANArq2xpZnpcm
seeing my food consumed with such great…. relish.”
Arabel ducked her head.305Please respect copyright.PENANAw5ufwnUsIl
“Okay, whatever you say.”
“I—”
“Arabel!”
A voice called from somewhere305Please respect copyright.PENANAdn2NHLEPH4
outside the kitchen. The way Arabel jumped from her seat would’ve been comical305Please respect copyright.PENANALLo2V7tU7W
if she didn’t nearly trip over her feet and fallen flat on the floor. “Arabel!305Please respect copyright.PENANA0N7uLaWY3x
Where are ye, silly lass?”
Said person had gone305Please respect copyright.PENANAwhLtIOYbGL
pale, as though she’d seen a ghost. In a flash, she was at the sink. Dropping305Please respect copyright.PENANA4FE1NllJnQ
the plate, the one she’d eaten with, she packed the bowls and pans used for305Please respect copyright.PENANA0EwXMfbcVZ
cooking and began to demonstrate the quickest washing and rinsing known in305Please respect copyright.PENANAp7AL6YbMRo
history. Megan watched like a captivated audience while eating. Drawn to the305Please respect copyright.PENANAe5tlpmsqWX
clanging of the utensils, footsteps drew closer to where they are. Just as305Please respect copyright.PENANAstnMiCHY7D
Arabel finished, the woman Megan saw yesterday stepped into the kitchen. An305Please respect copyright.PENANA3V9zaQPMtj
exasperated frown covered her expression but there was no misreading the305Please respect copyright.PENANAa833AqHZ9I
fleeting surprise and repulsion Megan spied in her gaze. This time, she was305Please respect copyright.PENANArPIaXDXKQZ
certain this sweetishly-looking woman has something against her.
Whatever.
“Ye silly lass! Why305Please respect copyright.PENANACffsqOFrFs
didn’t ye answer me when I was yellin’ for you at the top of my lungs? I was305Please respect copyright.PENANA6osx8uZIts
expectin’ ye back ages ago!”
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Rhona.305Please respect copyright.PENANAplTV7iytdc
I-I was busy preparing something for Mrs. Henderson when I saw there’s nothing305Please respect copyright.PENANAcB1wFAJJG8
left of breakfast for her.”
Both women flinched.
Rhona shot a nasty glare at305Please respect copyright.PENANAK4U6bnOeEd
the young girl, her displeasure apropos to the way Megan was addressed,305Please respect copyright.PENANArATw5rCIDk
however, Arabel misunderstood it. “I didn’t know ye know you’re conversant with305Please respect copyright.PENANAXSM4E9lb0z
Amerikie’s food.”
“When I knew Mrs.305Please respect copyright.PENANAG3e6riCGvz
Henderson was an American, I did tons of research on the country so I can serve305Please respect copyright.PENANAc6JLPe3HSl
her needs better.”
Megan felt incredibly305Please respect copyright.PENANAXhBPY4GZz5
uncomfortable being called that title again. She glanced at305Please respect copyright.PENANAr2p1n9hliQ
Arabel from the corners of her eyes; seeing her sweaty, bright face and305Please respect copyright.PENANAklIST7iOS6
quivering lips, she pitied her and decided not to expose her for her clear lie.
Rhonda observed Arabel305Please respect copyright.PENANAhlbNvbOBRB
suspiciously. She’s not convinced of whatsoever nonsense she spewed out. A few305Please respect copyright.PENANAtWG0sGkEYM
seconds later, she waved her to leave the kitchen and the girl readily fled.305Please respect copyright.PENANAuIlfoU5rHL
Giving her head a shake, she turned back to Megan who had gone over to the305Please respect copyright.PENANA4LONNb2hlB
sink. This time, she didn’t bother hiding her feelings.
“Ms. Michelle, I’d like305Please respect copyright.PENANAac3eCSdlJv
it if ye don’t make Arabel cook for ye. She isn’t among the maids305Please respect copyright.PENANAtYhcKzm3d2
in charge of cooking, so don’t force the poor girl to do305Please respect copyright.PENANAsRhyl1fB6A
what she doesn’t want.”
Wow. Way to rip off the305Please respect copyright.PENANAxOFD9CjZba
bandage, Megan sardonically noted. Wiping her hands with a napkin, she met the305Please respect copyright.PENANAfyvhYpbRFF
angry older woman with the angering smile she uses on the people she doesn’t305Please respect copyright.PENANAcdklQadYOo
like. “Hmm, but I wonder why any food wasn’t left for me?”
“I told the maids not305Please respect copyright.PENANA0WbFpfOAHH
to leave any because I don’t know whether you’d like what we cooked or not. Ye305Please respect copyright.PENANA9tJvS5g3J6
were needlessly finicky of what you ate the last time you came here so I took305Please respect copyright.PENANAJZq7xxsQSr
it upon myself to be the one to cook for ye,” Rhona paused, casting a305Please respect copyright.PENANAC4aboqHQre
depreciative look over at her figure. “Though if ye don’t mind me saying this,305Please respect copyright.PENANAwrkGGwhVwt
Ms. Michelle, I think starving a bit would do ye a solid good.” She jibed,305Please respect copyright.PENANALPhoMIoozl
smirking when that smile was erased.
Megan dropped being305Please respect copyright.PENANAPwNwKPxtr5
polite. “Remind me again, what is your job exactly here?”
“What? Don’t tell me305Please respect copyright.PENANAT38VzIvJhX
you’ve forgotten?”
“Oh, I haven’t. But I305Please respect copyright.PENANA084jX4wry7
just want to know if you’ve gotten promoted to a new high rank that gives you305Please respect copyright.PENANAH89D4fmgrg
the unrestricted authority to disrespect me, the lady of this house? Or have305Please respect copyright.PENANAYKZiKQWqlf
you forgotten that I’m married to your boss and that also makes me your boss?”
“Ye---”
“Oh, how scatterbrained305Please respect copyright.PENANASUeBNBG9S3
of me. You’re what? Sixty? Sixty-five? Your brain probably isn’t as sharp as it305Please respect copyright.PENANANSVhuuxbOI
is if you were my age, so I’ll take it that those stupidly inappropriate305Please respect copyright.PENANA2yq6CchiYO
comments were caused by the parasite living in your head because I want to305Please respect copyright.PENANAOhzaFL8J2i
believe you valve your job and you wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize it.305Please respect copyright.PENANAMEghVpXr2h
Perhaps I’ll talk to my husband to let you retire. After all, you’re getting305Please respect copyright.PENANAk0yLRyEoNq
old. It’s obvious you’re no longer fit for this job and it’d be very cruel of305Please respect copyright.PENANA47iGMNjABo
us to continue to make me do what you don’t want to do. Don’t you think so?”
Rhona glared with reddened305Please respect copyright.PENANAwKI6OnLNks
eyes; her smirk long gone. She wanted nothing more than to close the distance305Please respect copyright.PENANAHQnFVG9nt7
between them and serve the insolent lass a well-earned slap. How dare she talk305Please respect copyright.PENANAKq4ADsBFsz
to her that way.
Standing there, her305Please respect copyright.PENANAvfla66PjEA
chest heaving and looking as though she had been abandoned and betrayed by the305Please respect copyright.PENANAFrjDdz2nvY
world, Megan felt zero ounces of pity for her. And why should she? Out of305Please respect copyright.PENANAb8PN7QzcPO
nowhere, this judgmental woman – she had mistaken as someone good at first –305Please respect copyright.PENANAEeYDscM7E0
start spurting crap concerning her, disparaging her. Megan knew she’d be pissed305Please respect copyright.PENANAmHg9lWl9H1
at herself later if she didn’t return the favor. She might look gentle, doesn’t305Please respect copyright.PENANA69KZa9lKtF
mean she’s not a pushover for anyone.
“Y-Ye j-jest! Ye think305Please respect copyright.PENANAKvsOCz4PGy
after what you did, Elie would want to listen to anything ye say, much less305Please respect copyright.PENANAxorDWJV4vh
believe ye? Ah, you’re delusional.”
“You wanna bet? He’s a305Please respect copyright.PENANAe49kJ9r5ty
man, isn’t he? Please, a little seduction and he’ll become pudding in my hands305Please respect copyright.PENANAmG1TmLnDQB
in a flash.” Megan tilted her head a bit to the side; the slow smile that305Please respect copyright.PENANALrAWETeXE1
stretched on her face made her look very much like a vixen. “Would you like me305Please respect copyright.PENANAE6g7eBWc9i
to show you how it’s done?”
Rhona rushed out.
Megan dropped the act,305Please respect copyright.PENANAuW6BzIXQKj
disgusted beyond expression. What a pretentious, elderly woman. Brushing the305Please respect copyright.PENANAOQN6FRritW
conversation aside, she strode back to her room, put on some workout outfits,305Please respect copyright.PENANAafHgC6FdwO
and did yoga for an hour or so.
|!|!|!|!| |!|!|!|!|
“So, how is the305Please respect copyright.PENANAynh8fSHcTN
bakery doing?” Megan went straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries305Please respect copyright.PENANADit99iJ7jf
with the vibrantly dressed woman on a video call with her. Clad in her lazy-day305Please respect copyright.PENANAKuMKPnKF0g
outfit; an old, baggy shirt having faded baseball logo – she snatched it from Shane305Please respect copyright.PENANAlAUUXN80uv
months back when they began dating – and her favorite woolen cutoff – panties,305Please respect copyright.PENANAWR7UJ77E0m
her aunt claimed they were – underneath. She was standing on the veranda305Please respect copyright.PENANADdicCRy90s
outside her room; enjoying the pleasurable breeze which slip in and out of her305Please respect copyright.PENANAczNFPLjkoI
cloth and the beautiful, green scenery that lays around the manor.
“Oh, we’re doing305Please respect copyright.PENANAekBIEToaOF
alright. The guy your aunt brought, Kilian, is a gem. Granted, the cakes and305Please respect copyright.PENANA1EQ5tao1me
pastries he bakes aren’t precisely as great as yours, but the customers love305Please respect copyright.PENANA3V8opamqFo
them! Look, just the first day and we’re already sold out.” The camera shifted,305Please respect copyright.PENANAVMkbTenYQ8
showing her the inside of her shop, which was crowded with people – just as305Please respect copyright.PENANA3c8KeLQpg1
when she was there – and the show glass was empty. Megan's brows lifted; she305Please respect copyright.PENANAOywRusxj6O
was impressed. It’s good to know she chose the right person among the four305Please respect copyright.PENANAp0CgMMml4X
chefs she’d talked to.
Jemma’s excited chocolate305Please respect copyright.PENANAv9KH69zzay
face came back into view. “Do you know he’s quite a shy guy? When one of your305Please respect copyright.PENANA50G1KDju1k
regulars Mrs. Copson, wanted to meet the new chef and Grey called him out, he305Please respect copyright.PENANA8PrV0ISt8Y
was such a cute nerve wrack. The way he stuttered in that lovely Greek accent,305Please respect copyright.PENANALCv3PCj5Io
fiddled with his back hair, and blushed nonstop? Ah, I think I’m in love. I305Please respect copyright.PENANAT9T2ZAOgyY
don’t think I’m the only one; all your female clients are also in love with305Please respect copyright.PENANAVBL0MUfp0K
him. 90% of our buyers are females and I don’t think it’s entirely our goods305Please respect copyright.PENANA3sw433tNHw
they’re eager for if you get my drift. Not that I blame them one bit; I mean305Please respect copyright.PENANAg7F1eN86xv
have you ever seen a man who’s so sinfully gorgeous you just want to lick him305Please respect copyright.PENANALvGko11v1e
up---”
“Godmother, please!” Megan had305Please respect copyright.PENANAYdohMN96v9
to interrupt, or her ears would be filled with descriptions she’d rather not305Please respect copyright.PENANAZxsEiCygWz
have regarding her employee. She wondered if she made the right decision,305Please respect copyright.PENANA6ros2YId1o
allowing her godmother to persuade her to be her temporary manager. “You’re305Please respect copyright.PENANA1NKWSHqTbg
fifty-four years and happily married with three children. For goodness’ sake,305Please respect copyright.PENANARcoxk1o86c
act your age for once!”
“Killjoy. I was just305Please respect copyright.PENANAqg37hyp2Tx
looking, okay? There’s no one yet that can make leave that delicious,305Please respect copyright.PENANAIr4OC1u1AY
one-of-its-kind specimen I have for a husband. Besides, my observation isn’t305Please respect copyright.PENANAljp6uD5vQQ
for me, it’s all for you, prude.” Jemma had that gleam in her eye, warning305Please respect copyright.PENANA82JOMLCvQ3
Megan she was going to launch into her usual advice/speech – cough, nagging,305Please respect copyright.PENANAtBWjFGgyA0
cough – before she’d rush her off the phone, she went off. Leaving her with no305Please respect copyright.PENANA2Q4AtgViqL
choice but listen.
“I’m not saying waiting305Please respect copyright.PENANAKquMFBe6ff
for Shane is a bad thing but you have waited enough time on the man. You’ve305Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3pfr6hebn
been obsessed with him since you were what, nineteen?”
“Twenty. But I’m---”
“Twenty! For six years305Please respect copyright.PENANAyNqZA0Qino
he never looked your way once. Why then are you still pining with that kind of305Please respect copyright.PENANADzSxqUk7C4
man, huh?”
Megan gritted her teeth,305Please respect copyright.PENANAcRXjfk8VJc
“He confessed to me five months ago – I told you and mom all of it – and we305Please respect copyright.PENANAQSWrCvAadt
both decided to take it slow. I don’t see what’s so wrong that everyone is305Please respect copyright.PENANAV6A4D50dKw
complaining.” She couldn’t help the sass at the last words.
Jemma narrowed her jade-green305Please respect copyright.PENANAIe39I7HTeg
eyes, threateningly. “Don’t think that because you’re far away, you can run305Please respect copyright.PENANAaVraDTYj2C
your mouth on me on the phone anyhow, I won’t tolerate that.” Thank God she305Please respect copyright.PENANAGuqFlzJ9YZ
wasn’t close by or her godmother would’ve slapped her silly.
“Sorry.” She felt like305Please respect copyright.PENANA54xOrEfynj
a schoolgirl as she apologized. “But I love him, Jemma.”
“You’re almost305Please respect copyright.PENANAtjpt3ym0AU
thirty---” Jemma started.
“Twenty-six.”
“---and he hasn’t put a305Please respect copyright.PENANAWULR4RtXlC
ring on your finger yet---”
“Again, we just started305Please respect copyright.PENANAepd19kmXYQ
dating,”
“---What is he waiting305Please respect copyright.PENANAld11lNGoqC
for? The apocalypse? He isn’t sincere with you. Well, it’s a good thing you got305Please respect copyright.PENANA2XRFQUnKwT
married to that Scottish guy, Aneislis, right? He’s the right one for you.”
Megan looked305Please respect copyright.PENANAjTZ4ApEXP9
incredulous, “In case you’ve forgotten, he’s Michelle’s husband. I have no305Please respect copyright.PENANASO3cePet8j
interest in him.”
“He’s yours for life,305Please respect copyright.PENANAvCBLgXxjGU
whether you accept it or not. Even though Michelle is found, she won’t be with305Please respect copyright.PENANA5HWwceaSVj
him. You should know this. Also, it’s best if---”
Megan was distracted.305Please respect copyright.PENANAa1MT3F4efa
Her sight was drawn to the glittering, luxurious car – a Maserati – gliding305Please respect copyright.PENANA28NfUdDYFq
towards the manor. It stopped, the backseat door opened, and out came the man305Please respect copyright.PENANAuVI96FpTiv
her godmother approved of. Her nose was wrinkled in distaste. She stared,305Please respect copyright.PENANAcy7wuzTuol
sour-faced, as he helped someone down – an adorable, little girl. He shut the305Please respect copyright.PENANA7Tr0rnpRwc
car door and walked hand-to-hand a few steps before the girl made a demand.
“Daddy, carry me.”
Her cheerful, childish voice305Please respect copyright.PENANAX0gOvfBTzg
rang out. Aneislis obeyed, continuing his journey inside the house.
Megan unintentionally305Please respect copyright.PENANA7yCYuwTTFb
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why that tiny detail wasn’t told to her, she rolled her orbs.