Megan woke up at high noon.125Please respect copyright.PENANAuwe1UmIBtw
She sat up on the comfortable bed, stretching and yawning like a lazy cat. She125Please respect copyright.PENANAaFPklXGolO
felt energized after her beauty sleep, thus putting her in a good mood. Her125Please respect copyright.PENANAUGCL6j9n6W
stomach grumbled resentfully as if complaining about the lack of substance it125Please respect copyright.PENANAqxxI7DyhhS
hasn’t been given for more than six hours. Megan tried to remember the last125Please respect copyright.PENANAJLBr1IWtuZ
time she had eaten; that must be the three muffins’ cupcakes she had to force125Please respect copyright.PENANAuj1y9nfvvV
herself to choke down on the plane, as her upset tummy wouldn’t give her125Please respect copyright.PENANA7ieX8mZTcs
appetite for anything more. No wonder she feels a headache and was mildly dizzy125Please respect copyright.PENANA2dkwFRZaZB
when she stood – those were her recognized signs of hunger. Never one to forget125Please respect copyright.PENANA9Uqpf0UVsN
hygiene no matter how hungry she is, Megan moved to the door she presumed to be125Please respect copyright.PENANAIXs37KrlLp
the bathroom to refreshen up. When done, she headed out.
Long hallways stretched out125Please respect copyright.PENANAv7O5yYee77
at either side of her, causing her to pause with a small frown. Debating125Please respect copyright.PENANAtUAFbR48pS
mentally for some secs, she decided on the left hallway. As much as she tried125Please respect copyright.PENANABI3D0YELvK
not to notice, she still found herself admiring the unusual, yet sophisticated125Please respect copyright.PENANATGoMFChakf
interior design of the house. Priceless paintings displaying Scottish history125Please respect copyright.PENANAz58bXpn5Jg
with artifacts were mounted on the golden walls. Various-sized vintage vases125Please respect copyright.PENANAmkBPssBNQ7
noticeably worth more than she thinks, including the plain-looking ones, stood125Please respect copyright.PENANAmsrzlkAeuL
at every corner of the hallways. She’d have spent more time appreciating if her125Please respect copyright.PENANAplXW7BrHlq
belly didn’t protest again, this time louder.
She walked faster,125Please respect copyright.PENANAO181QhHXOF
coming out to a staircase. There was another flight of stairs in front of her125Please respect copyright.PENANATskJN4k4rq
but she ignored it, choosing to locate the kitchen. Thankfully, she didn’t125Please respect copyright.PENANAgMhPmGjXVT
spend much time at all. The spacious, spotless kitchen equipped with modern125Please respect copyright.PENANARFUN5aKk6C
utensils almost made her giddy and Megan couldn’t wait to start preparing tasty125Please respect copyright.PENANAKAEODaZbQe
food on the big counter. She opened the double-doored fridge and grinned125Please respect copyright.PENANAN9mSyhyiAX
broadly at how well-stuffed it is. As someone who enjoys cooking a lot, she125Please respect copyright.PENANAxacjBiLKDu
always appreciates it a lot when the fridge is filled up with all sorts of125Please respect copyright.PENANAEeB3Lyo596
varieties of foods.
“Oh.”
Megan glanced behind her125Please respect copyright.PENANA3ilxrUuYXL
shoulders to see a young girl, she doesn’t look more than nineteen years,125Please respect copyright.PENANAFOMqw98l21
standing – frozen more like it – at the entrance of the kitchen. Her pale green125Please respect copyright.PENANAc3O105xmxE
orbs were filled with anxiety, reluctance, and tiny curiosity as she held a125Please respect copyright.PENANAlREvND9uvG
tray holding an empty bowl and cup. Everything regarding her, from her posture125Please respect copyright.PENANAsm1s3RXlep
to her expression, screams she wants to be anywhere but here. Megan felt125Please respect copyright.PENANA9dWX7kX6vE
strangely fascinated. Shutting the fridge, she faced the girl. She noted how125Please respect copyright.PENANAqjVjAa2oYD
she tensed up immediately and Megan raised an inquisitive brow at her. The girl125Please respect copyright.PENANA4oIUMutgww
crimsoned. She tried to stammer out something, but under Megan’s bold stare,125Please respect copyright.PENANAIFIDsoOX7t
she couldn’t form anything that made sense.
Having a strong impression,125Please respect copyright.PENANArbi4x08mBo
she was terrifying the poor girl, Megan eased up her expression, putting on the125Please respect copyright.PENANADZe5hhxvfz
winning, a failsafe smile she used whenever she wants to soothe her125Please respect copyright.PENANAGaYE1R3uzo
not-so-polite, demanding customers of her culinary abilities. “I’m sorry if I125Please respect copyright.PENANAIpfrfg3FX3
frightened you or anything. Believe me, it’s not my intention.”
The girl gave a brief smile,125Please respect copyright.PENANAReh9NOS22e
her stance relaxing. “I-I’m the one who’d apologize to you,” she went to the125Please respect copyright.PENANAyFDYzzJK6L
sink to drop the tray. “I shouldn’t have behaved like that. It was incredibly125Please respect copyright.PENANAu3OiqE58V4
rude of me. I’m sorry, ma’am.”
She’s still125Please respect copyright.PENANAk0nGU0CwGp
uncomfortable with me, Megan thought. “You weren’t rude. So, there’s no need to125Please respect copyright.PENANApbjPDeAhww
apologize….”
The girl stared at her125Please respect copyright.PENANAW9LJn32t06
blankly. Realizing she was asking for her name, she quickly replied, “Arabel125Please respect copyright.PENANABqvAY4iuI6
Shaw, ma’am.”
“Oh. A lovable beauty125Please respect copyright.PENANA0ETGASQFzN
worth of her name.”
The girl went red, almost125Please respect copyright.PENANAQx6rsc9g7U
like the gingery curls on her head.
A low growl sounded out of125Please respect copyright.PENANAa6LolZn34P
Megan’s stomach, prompting Arabel to turn pale and become frantic. “Oh, my God!125Please respect copyright.PENANABwbdF312d7
I’m so, so sorry. I can’t believe I’m such an idiot. How can I not know that125Please respect copyright.PENANAH4lpKmSV5a
you’d be hungry when you awake?” She pulled out a pot and pan. Going to the125Please respect copyright.PENANAsK3TEQ1Nkk
fridge, she was just about to pull out a crate of eggs but was stopped.
“You don’t need to do125Please respect copyright.PENANAqcZKDefIWU
that. I can make something for myself.”
“But—"
“Even if you cook for125Please respect copyright.PENANA5PKrihmkoe
me, there’s a high probability I won’t like it. So, to save ingredients and125Please respect copyright.PENANAFN3AnkLr7N
time, let me do it.”
“But—”
Arabel has led away125Please respect copyright.PENANArOggYz6wBR
from the refrigerator and lightly pushed one of the stools in the kitchen.125Please respect copyright.PENANAcjFnHC7xo4
“Sit.” She complied. Like a three-year-old child who always wants to keep his125Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2UPZ1ZjgR
mother within his sight, she trailed her every move with large curious eyes.125Please respect copyright.PENANAHrU63Jfy6s
Whenever she sees her not knowing where some things she needs are, she bolts up125Please respect copyright.PENANAVFGHEuThVA
like an antelope. Providing said items within a blink. The smile on Megan’s125Please respect copyright.PENANAGWFCxBIuQm
lips keeps increasing.
“So, what are you125Please respect copyright.PENANA5WrCdfmVAc
doing to cook?” The young girl, unable to hold it in anymore, asked. She was125Please respect copyright.PENANAoVQGmm5qEI
standing alongside Megan, taking in the things she was preparing on the125Please respect copyright.PENANASFKrKO7t4C
counter.
“Brisket hash with125Please respect copyright.PENANACb7ge65qpV
eggs."
“Oh.”
Done making ready125Please respect copyright.PENANAwIm1InGXt5
the ingredients, Megan placed a large skillet over medium heat and poured in125Please respect copyright.PENANAyFgSdzMk7X
two tablespoons of olive oil. When it was heated, she added diced onion and125Please respect copyright.PENANA76o4M8Ctvc
fried it until it was translucent. She put in minced garlic cloves with one medium125Please respect copyright.PENANACq5V0ernTd
red pepper, which she’d seeded and chopped. She mixed them, leaving it for a125Please respect copyright.PENANAeeCZz9uXFA
moment. Adding the potatoes she’d cut into cubes to the vegetables, she had125Please respect copyright.PENANAbYHVbxAjgI
everything cooked for fifteen minutes. An eager-to-help Arabel, who had been125Please respect copyright.PENANAIZJsJDE5tI
salivating nonstop the instant the mouthwatering aroma spread out, was in125Please respect copyright.PENANAXesyFEK6UF
charge of monitoring and flipping the mixture every few minutes with a flat125Please respect copyright.PENANAFQgOEgutkh
spatula so the lot browned evenly while she whisked down the eggs.
When it was time, Megan125Please respect copyright.PENANAgZPRUcERLW
tossed in the cubed brisket. She combined it well, afterward seasoning it with125Please respect copyright.PENANA7dYw0hTnNS
salt and black pepper. She gave a quick turn after that leave it to cook for125Please respect copyright.PENANAJttalsSXqE
some minutes. Until the beef became brown and the potatoes succulently tender,125Please respect copyright.PENANAj0v1TiEbhf
before removing it from the heat. In a separate pan, she made scrambled eggs125Please respect copyright.PENANAR33Ve7Trk9
and then plated them, not forgetting to add barbeque sauce.
Arabel was genuinely stunned125Please respect copyright.PENANAbjUqlmgGcG
when Megan gave her a sizeable portion of the food. It took a whole minute to125Please respect copyright.PENANAO4tFtC41bW
get her to stop thanking her. The second Arabel took a bite, her head never125Please respect copyright.PENANAT2wuZJ1jQE
came up again 'til she’d wiped her plate clean. Literally. Within a few blinks.125Please respect copyright.PENANAktThGFNHKp
That spoke of how delicious the food is.
Megan had paused from taking125Please respect copyright.PENANAyirMKM3rP0
lifting her spoon. She googled, half shocked, half amazed. But secretly125Please respect copyright.PENANAES2jILZECE
pleased. Arabel felt embarrassed, even wished the earth should open and swallow125Please respect copyright.PENANACgfantxR6E
her up, when a light belch sipped out from her lips, despite her hard best to125Please respect copyright.PENANAIGk12M9lC2
keep it in.
“Here.” Megan handed125Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7C8lNUKoN
her the glass of orange juice meant for her, which after small hesitation, she125Please respect copyright.PENANAF9zQLhkVPw
gulped down. “I’ve never had anyone react that much to my cooking, and quite125Please respect copyright.PENANAgVs2zCWr7t
frankly. Arabel, I love it.”
The girl pepped up, looking125Please respect copyright.PENANAkhhJ0hogNH
partly convinced. “Really?”
“Cooking is a great125Please respect copyright.PENANALKXQ9ekkhe
passion of mine and as a chef, there’s nothing more that delights my soul than125Please respect copyright.PENANAI5hbSWIH0V
seeing my food consumed with such great…. relish.”
Arabel ducked her head.125Please respect copyright.PENANAAyj5EMw4a9
“Okay, whatever you say.”
“I—”
“Arabel!”
A voice called from somewhere125Please respect copyright.PENANAkSjhZ7Xmtu
outside the kitchen. The way Arabel jumped from her seat would’ve been comical125Please respect copyright.PENANAGDImoTKIXV
if she didn’t nearly trip over her feet and fallen flat on the floor. “Arabel!125Please respect copyright.PENANApzYXiXpENF
Where are ye, silly lass?”
Said person had gone125Please respect copyright.PENANA3ds2tKSgKF
pale, as though she’d seen a ghost. In a flash, she was at the sink. Dropping125Please respect copyright.PENANA6LO2unbvC8
the plate, the one she’d eaten with, she packed the bowls and pans used for125Please respect copyright.PENANAAXBItiT4yO
cooking and began to demonstrate the quickest washing and rinsing known in125Please respect copyright.PENANAw4Wtzfz8YK
history. Megan watched like a captivated audience while eating. Drawn to the125Please respect copyright.PENANAntsRl5n4de
clanging of the utensils, footsteps drew closer to where they are. Just as125Please respect copyright.PENANATMdAhnlsQb
Arabel finished, the woman Megan saw yesterday stepped into the kitchen. An125Please respect copyright.PENANAx23UwzGUSy
exasperated frown covered her expression but there was no misreading the125Please respect copyright.PENANA5XKYHT7Y7y
fleeting surprise and repulsion Megan spied in her gaze. This time, she was125Please respect copyright.PENANA8oHF5EduGY
certain this sweetishly-looking woman has something against her.
Whatever.
“Ye silly lass! Why125Please respect copyright.PENANA5Vd0HPLsmb
didn’t ye answer me when I was yellin’ for you at the top of my lungs? I was125Please respect copyright.PENANA2LUUujPG54
expectin’ ye back ages ago!”
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Rhona.125Please respect copyright.PENANA7pwHDXyTZl
I-I was busy preparing something for Mrs. Henderson when I saw there’s nothing125Please respect copyright.PENANAqRAoo9oiTg
left of breakfast for her.”
Both women flinched.
Rhona shot a nasty glare at125Please respect copyright.PENANAWkyVorUwAu
the young girl, her displeasure apropos to the way Megan was addressed,125Please respect copyright.PENANAOYyRrgv4fX
however, Arabel misunderstood it. “I didn’t know ye know you’re conversant with125Please respect copyright.PENANAgfRaQljwqZ
Amerikie’s food.”
“When I knew Mrs.125Please respect copyright.PENANAru148zapVR
Henderson was an American, I did tons of research on the country so I can serve125Please respect copyright.PENANAfZGDzgw6i7
her needs better.”
Megan felt incredibly125Please respect copyright.PENANADCn7VJSAW3
uncomfortable being called that title again. She glanced at125Please respect copyright.PENANANDjGj0OyVF
Arabel from the corners of her eyes; seeing her sweaty, bright face and125Please respect copyright.PENANAXYtRNRqglF
quivering lips, she pitied her and decided not to expose her for her clear lie.
Rhonda observed Arabel125Please respect copyright.PENANAPZTro9ShZR
suspiciously. She’s not convinced of whatsoever nonsense she spewed out. A few125Please respect copyright.PENANA1HvbHgQTBE
seconds later, she waved her to leave the kitchen and the girl readily fled.125Please respect copyright.PENANAiB82Hlkr8n
Giving her head a shake, she turned back to Megan who had gone over to the125Please respect copyright.PENANAmAh0Kaa7At
sink. This time, she didn’t bother hiding her feelings.
“Ms. Michelle, I’d like125Please respect copyright.PENANA79XQeBjCtp
it if ye don’t make Arabel cook for ye. She isn’t among the maids125Please respect copyright.PENANAHygVt4lTKQ
in charge of cooking, so don’t force the poor girl to do125Please respect copyright.PENANAnabPvswG9n
what she doesn’t want.”
Wow. Way to rip off the125Please respect copyright.PENANA6u7W7lnmMQ
bandage, Megan sardonically noted. Wiping her hands with a napkin, she met the125Please respect copyright.PENANAiJhETmG7hH
angry older woman with the angering smile she uses on the people she doesn’t125Please respect copyright.PENANA9MSThfgxae
like. “Hmm, but I wonder why any food wasn’t left for me?”
“I told the maids not125Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0VEQaGJOx
to leave any because I don’t know whether you’d like what we cooked or not. Ye125Please respect copyright.PENANAvDzDfb34Vi
were needlessly finicky of what you ate the last time you came here so I took125Please respect copyright.PENANAMx8h5zIYFc
it upon myself to be the one to cook for ye,” Rhona paused, casting a125Please respect copyright.PENANAdgQVHPmtXF
depreciative look over at her figure. “Though if ye don’t mind me saying this,125Please respect copyright.PENANAUnJe0kb3Bh
Ms. Michelle, I think starving a bit would do ye a solid good.” She jibed,125Please respect copyright.PENANAhlTTvnKaG6
smirking when that smile was erased.
Megan dropped being125Please respect copyright.PENANAdHdf5N6D2s
polite. “Remind me again, what is your job exactly here?”
“What? Don’t tell me125Please respect copyright.PENANAD0c56oRmff
you’ve forgotten?”
“Oh, I haven’t. But I125Please respect copyright.PENANAdNEx3TP09W
just want to know if you’ve gotten promoted to a new high rank that gives you125Please respect copyright.PENANAQF2WGXwvRz
the unrestricted authority to disrespect me, the lady of this house? Or have125Please respect copyright.PENANA12MYrnumPx
you forgotten that I’m married to your boss and that also makes me your boss?”
“Ye---”
“Oh, how scatterbrained125Please respect copyright.PENANAG1Kv0sAWzP
of me. You’re what? Sixty? Sixty-five? Your brain probably isn’t as sharp as it125Please respect copyright.PENANAj48aScSMGz
is if you were my age, so I’ll take it that those stupidly inappropriate125Please respect copyright.PENANAmZSCVeNV76
comments were caused by the parasite living in your head because I want to125Please respect copyright.PENANAHDI8KWQbYp
believe you valve your job and you wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize it.125Please respect copyright.PENANANL9i5kwYjR
Perhaps I’ll talk to my husband to let you retire. After all, you’re getting125Please respect copyright.PENANA3h4p4XcE5i
old. It’s obvious you’re no longer fit for this job and it’d be very cruel of125Please respect copyright.PENANA4C3v7Rmf6c
us to continue to make me do what you don’t want to do. Don’t you think so?”
Rhona glared with reddened125Please respect copyright.PENANALHPYiysuyk
eyes; her smirk long gone. She wanted nothing more than to close the distance125Please respect copyright.PENANAwaZu9U2kwQ
between them and serve the insolent lass a well-earned slap. How dare she talk125Please respect copyright.PENANAFXuHCq7A00
to her that way.
Standing there, her125Please respect copyright.PENANA2p2krJwO9q
chest heaving and looking as though she had been abandoned and betrayed by the125Please respect copyright.PENANAGiBShMJKPv
world, Megan felt zero ounces of pity for her. And why should she? Out of125Please respect copyright.PENANA5qdqIpbIB4
nowhere, this judgmental woman – she had mistaken as someone good at first –125Please respect copyright.PENANAyWuhKa0V0x
start spurting crap concerning her, disparaging her. Megan knew she’d be pissed125Please respect copyright.PENANAibIBk4iNUr
at herself later if she didn’t return the favor. She might look gentle, doesn’t125Please respect copyright.PENANAWYJOcYcp7e
mean she’s not a pushover for anyone.
“Y-Ye j-jest! Ye think125Please respect copyright.PENANABaNdn3vCJD
after what you did, Elie would want to listen to anything ye say, much less125Please respect copyright.PENANAw84N3vWPd8
believe ye? Ah, you’re delusional.”
“You wanna bet? He’s a125Please respect copyright.PENANA7Zmt4ZBjSY
man, isn’t he? Please, a little seduction and he’ll become pudding in my hands125Please respect copyright.PENANAsyqrmf39UY
in a flash.” Megan tilted her head a bit to the side; the slow smile that125Please respect copyright.PENANAsBMV11dF58
stretched on her face made her look very much like a vixen. “Would you like me125Please respect copyright.PENANA9yXqtyiaxh
to show you how it’s done?”
Rhona rushed out.
Megan dropped the act,125Please respect copyright.PENANA9qN12dSqDu
disgusted beyond expression. What a pretentious, elderly woman. Brushing the125Please respect copyright.PENANAtSTig5mzyO
conversation aside, she strode back to her room, put on some workout outfits,125Please respect copyright.PENANAYrrfY1Xf7C
and did yoga for an hour or so.
|!|!|!|!| |!|!|!|!|
“So, how is the125Please respect copyright.PENANAROjXPYe77x
bakery doing?” Megan went straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries125Please respect copyright.PENANASTyxkoUuNo
with the vibrantly dressed woman on a video call with her. Clad in her lazy-day125Please respect copyright.PENANA29taDKGUIQ
outfit; an old, baggy shirt having faded baseball logo – she snatched it from Shane125Please respect copyright.PENANACDCJNFWn46
months back when they began dating – and her favorite woolen cutoff – panties,125Please respect copyright.PENANAMe9Im22tiS
her aunt claimed they were – underneath. She was standing on the veranda125Please respect copyright.PENANA8iTqrdI2pN
outside her room; enjoying the pleasurable breeze which slip in and out of her125Please respect copyright.PENANAwg9Ab6D5eU
cloth and the beautiful, green scenery that lays around the manor.
“Oh, we’re doing125Please respect copyright.PENANAyXx2AP7uaA
alright. The guy your aunt brought, Kilian, is a gem. Granted, the cakes and125Please respect copyright.PENANAPPzZFc8bMG
pastries he bakes aren’t precisely as great as yours, but the customers love125Please respect copyright.PENANAsagnJPgnzA
them! Look, just the first day and we’re already sold out.” The camera shifted,125Please respect copyright.PENANAfl24wtpw6K
showing her the inside of her shop, which was crowded with people – just as125Please respect copyright.PENANAm2wBLGHCw3
when she was there – and the show glass was empty. Megan's brows lifted; she125Please respect copyright.PENANAIccUT5Crwy
was impressed. It’s good to know she chose the right person among the four125Please respect copyright.PENANAFneanvgcO2
chefs she’d talked to.
Jemma’s excited chocolate125Please respect copyright.PENANAqoPIQslQll
face came back into view. “Do you know he’s quite a shy guy? When one of your125Please respect copyright.PENANAVN8ewKn5tY
regulars Mrs. Copson, wanted to meet the new chef and Grey called him out, he125Please respect copyright.PENANA66moenUjGK
was such a cute nerve wrack. The way he stuttered in that lovely Greek accent,125Please respect copyright.PENANAF5mxpWao3t
fiddled with his back hair, and blushed nonstop? Ah, I think I’m in love. I125Please respect copyright.PENANAkJFV9lDRg0
don’t think I’m the only one; all your female clients are also in love with125Please respect copyright.PENANAf6Q71bu5ZA
him. 90% of our buyers are females and I don’t think it’s entirely our goods125Please respect copyright.PENANAabIQlc1MtU
they’re eager for if you get my drift. Not that I blame them one bit; I mean125Please respect copyright.PENANAirud9QLHbU
have you ever seen a man who’s so sinfully gorgeous you just want to lick him125Please respect copyright.PENANABZN062Y7ht
up---”
“Godmother, please!” Megan had125Please respect copyright.PENANA2cJ1LtiJoc
to interrupt, or her ears would be filled with descriptions she’d rather not125Please respect copyright.PENANAwTVtGjfXRT
have regarding her employee. She wondered if she made the right decision,125Please respect copyright.PENANADyPT5rSxqu
allowing her godmother to persuade her to be her temporary manager. “You’re125Please respect copyright.PENANAyaAvmHDq7w
fifty-four years and happily married with three children. For goodness’ sake,125Please respect copyright.PENANAigo375zOxh
act your age for once!”
“Killjoy. I was just125Please respect copyright.PENANAPDLCoNBaua
looking, okay? There’s no one yet that can make leave that delicious,125Please respect copyright.PENANA331z3lQSnY
one-of-its-kind specimen I have for a husband. Besides, my observation isn’t125Please respect copyright.PENANA1VyraluUIS
for me, it’s all for you, prude.” Jemma had that gleam in her eye, warning125Please respect copyright.PENANALOrPPfE04a
Megan she was going to launch into her usual advice/speech – cough, nagging,125Please respect copyright.PENANAP3ViGeLx2Q
cough – before she’d rush her off the phone, she went off. Leaving her with no125Please respect copyright.PENANAjLUFABQEEA
choice but listen.
“I’m not saying waiting125Please respect copyright.PENANAzcL5M442SW
for Shane is a bad thing but you have waited enough time on the man. You’ve125Please respect copyright.PENANAPq0heuQkCu
been obsessed with him since you were what, nineteen?”
“Twenty. But I’m---”
“Twenty! For six years125Please respect copyright.PENANAVZIGQcKLzj
he never looked your way once. Why then are you still pining with that kind of125Please respect copyright.PENANAfFxfMZ9Bb1
man, huh?”
Megan gritted her teeth,125Please respect copyright.PENANA6tbPZIf9WH
“He confessed to me five months ago – I told you and mom all of it – and we125Please respect copyright.PENANAtazDKLrQ1n
both decided to take it slow. I don’t see what’s so wrong that everyone is125Please respect copyright.PENANA8i1V0dAdSX
complaining.” She couldn’t help the sass at the last words.
Jemma narrowed her jade-green125Please respect copyright.PENANA5MYhrkCSIg
eyes, threateningly. “Don’t think that because you’re far away, you can run125Please respect copyright.PENANAViGiv2qlfr
your mouth on me on the phone anyhow, I won’t tolerate that.” Thank God she125Please respect copyright.PENANAslRYf48nAh
wasn’t close by or her godmother would’ve slapped her silly.
“Sorry.” She felt like125Please respect copyright.PENANAOJC6oqtCyd
a schoolgirl as she apologized. “But I love him, Jemma.”
“You’re almost125Please respect copyright.PENANAT61GgdA9bi
thirty---” Jemma started.
“Twenty-six.”
“---and he hasn’t put a125Please respect copyright.PENANAXJz4pQg7en
ring on your finger yet---”
“Again, we just started125Please respect copyright.PENANAqJmZ3QVbUC
dating,”
“---What is he waiting125Please respect copyright.PENANA4dRwlWdalg
for? The apocalypse? He isn’t sincere with you. Well, it’s a good thing you got125Please respect copyright.PENANALpp0pjxaQL
married to that Scottish guy, Aneislis, right? He’s the right one for you.”
Megan looked125Please respect copyright.PENANAgOCDQdwk9l
incredulous, “In case you’ve forgotten, he’s Michelle’s husband. I have no125Please respect copyright.PENANAzUzcy8kY2g
interest in him.”
“He’s yours for life,125Please respect copyright.PENANAApp48LZlTv
whether you accept it or not. Even though Michelle is found, she won’t be with125Please respect copyright.PENANAwjEjXWaW30
him. You should know this. Also, it’s best if---”
Megan was distracted.125Please respect copyright.PENANAvk57VrJiCJ
Her sight was drawn to the glittering, luxurious car – a Maserati – gliding125Please respect copyright.PENANA9glv3QTEez
towards the manor. It stopped, the backseat door opened, and out came the man125Please respect copyright.PENANAQH0EvdIel8
her godmother approved of. Her nose was wrinkled in distaste. She stared,125Please respect copyright.PENANA8dTpJkSJBw
sour-faced, as he helped someone down – an adorable, little girl. He shut the125Please respect copyright.PENANAu1b8RuF9ZG
car door and walked hand-to-hand a few steps before the girl made a demand.
“Daddy, carry me.”
Her cheerful, childish voice125Please respect copyright.PENANAqfehdaOq6c
rang out. Aneislis obeyed, continuing his journey inside the house.
Megan unintentionally125Please respect copyright.PENANAONA3NjTjOj
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information she had learned.
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why that tiny detail wasn’t told to her, she rolled her orbs.