Megan woke up at high noon.150Please respect copyright.PENANAfmOfkhr0sD
She sat up on the comfortable bed, stretching and yawning like a lazy cat. She150Please respect copyright.PENANAoCdH6kIxdN
felt energized after her beauty sleep, thus putting her in a good mood. Her150Please respect copyright.PENANAn2jK5r7HLK
stomach grumbled resentfully as if complaining about the lack of substance it150Please respect copyright.PENANAzbYxEHP5NE
hasn’t been given for more than six hours. Megan tried to remember the last150Please respect copyright.PENANApzqzlf3mha
time she had eaten; that must be the three muffins’ cupcakes she had to force150Please respect copyright.PENANAJsHeBogEMk
herself to choke down on the plane, as her upset tummy wouldn’t give her150Please respect copyright.PENANAFimZ0YMeCa
appetite for anything more. No wonder she feels a headache and was mildly dizzy150Please respect copyright.PENANAngfAiumnBI
when she stood – those were her recognized signs of hunger. Never one to forget150Please respect copyright.PENANA7TSIv1y6fT
hygiene no matter how hungry she is, Megan moved to the door she presumed to be150Please respect copyright.PENANA0Pkp8dbNom
the bathroom to refreshen up. When done, she headed out.
Long hallways stretched out150Please respect copyright.PENANAMW9Bj5BqNz
at either side of her, causing her to pause with a small frown. Debating150Please respect copyright.PENANAva6hahZL39
mentally for some secs, she decided on the left hallway. As much as she tried150Please respect copyright.PENANANWqJih8KbH
not to notice, she still found herself admiring the unusual, yet sophisticated150Please respect copyright.PENANA1hxWwVHX8m
interior design of the house. Priceless paintings displaying Scottish history150Please respect copyright.PENANAMP56KZ6fXo
with artifacts were mounted on the golden walls. Various-sized vintage vases150Please respect copyright.PENANAhfDxlpbxVR
noticeably worth more than she thinks, including the plain-looking ones, stood150Please respect copyright.PENANAsaKwtK2NLC
at every corner of the hallways. She’d have spent more time appreciating if her150Please respect copyright.PENANA7DEa5IxHUO
belly didn’t protest again, this time louder.
She walked faster,150Please respect copyright.PENANANX52K7tjwJ
coming out to a staircase. There was another flight of stairs in front of her150Please respect copyright.PENANAJUpWFmTh1p
but she ignored it, choosing to locate the kitchen. Thankfully, she didn’t150Please respect copyright.PENANAgt7cnB2W5h
spend much time at all. The spacious, spotless kitchen equipped with modern150Please respect copyright.PENANAad9KPYgf3c
utensils almost made her giddy and Megan couldn’t wait to start preparing tasty150Please respect copyright.PENANAPIRTvFV4Gu
food on the big counter. She opened the double-doored fridge and grinned150Please respect copyright.PENANABOG9qK9TPq
broadly at how well-stuffed it is. As someone who enjoys cooking a lot, she150Please respect copyright.PENANALR8P0euNEy
always appreciates it a lot when the fridge is filled up with all sorts of150Please respect copyright.PENANA5MYPK9I042
varieties of foods.
“Oh.”
Megan glanced behind her150Please respect copyright.PENANAQg9GX4YDmK
shoulders to see a young girl, she doesn’t look more than nineteen years,150Please respect copyright.PENANAgr0wut3KfM
standing – frozen more like it – at the entrance of the kitchen. Her pale green150Please respect copyright.PENANA7GHoZdBA57
orbs were filled with anxiety, reluctance, and tiny curiosity as she held a150Please respect copyright.PENANAqUioL59LJK
tray holding an empty bowl and cup. Everything regarding her, from her posture150Please respect copyright.PENANATE7fSaXB4t
to her expression, screams she wants to be anywhere but here. Megan felt150Please respect copyright.PENANAKymotHmuxq
strangely fascinated. Shutting the fridge, she faced the girl. She noted how150Please respect copyright.PENANABFYcStE4pe
she tensed up immediately and Megan raised an inquisitive brow at her. The girl150Please respect copyright.PENANAFEAiEvI8xD
crimsoned. She tried to stammer out something, but under Megan’s bold stare,150Please respect copyright.PENANADiqiKkEKog
she couldn’t form anything that made sense.
Having a strong impression,150Please respect copyright.PENANAevkvs1MF9I
she was terrifying the poor girl, Megan eased up her expression, putting on the150Please respect copyright.PENANAhUNw43eizy
winning, a failsafe smile she used whenever she wants to soothe her150Please respect copyright.PENANAOKyDegPYpf
not-so-polite, demanding customers of her culinary abilities. “I’m sorry if I150Please respect copyright.PENANA4gjG2wWyDo
frightened you or anything. Believe me, it’s not my intention.”
The girl gave a brief smile,150Please respect copyright.PENANAVIWKnZeE9y
her stance relaxing. “I-I’m the one who’d apologize to you,” she went to the150Please respect copyright.PENANAcDmruoNiN8
sink to drop the tray. “I shouldn’t have behaved like that. It was incredibly150Please respect copyright.PENANAYKSIghOqhE
rude of me. I’m sorry, ma’am.”
She’s still150Please respect copyright.PENANALqUHDzptAw
uncomfortable with me, Megan thought. “You weren’t rude. So, there’s no need to150Please respect copyright.PENANAcnDukxlMpN
apologize….”
The girl stared at her150Please respect copyright.PENANAqCv2KOLYj0
blankly. Realizing she was asking for her name, she quickly replied, “Arabel150Please respect copyright.PENANAKSpHvFdMBn
Shaw, ma’am.”
“Oh. A lovable beauty150Please respect copyright.PENANAsyfGC00KAL
worth of her name.”
The girl went red, almost150Please respect copyright.PENANATkCApHe5gN
like the gingery curls on her head.
A low growl sounded out of150Please respect copyright.PENANAw1VxAetghy
Megan’s stomach, prompting Arabel to turn pale and become frantic. “Oh, my God!150Please respect copyright.PENANACDHf94mGq2
I’m so, so sorry. I can’t believe I’m such an idiot. How can I not know that150Please respect copyright.PENANAVZJS0c516M
you’d be hungry when you awake?” She pulled out a pot and pan. Going to the150Please respect copyright.PENANAYtIfS7umlF
fridge, she was just about to pull out a crate of eggs but was stopped.
“You don’t need to do150Please respect copyright.PENANAmrIRBTZW1n
that. I can make something for myself.”
“But—"
“Even if you cook for150Please respect copyright.PENANAqZ1L4tco1Y
me, there’s a high probability I won’t like it. So, to save ingredients and150Please respect copyright.PENANAMa4pgf3T1G
time, let me do it.”
“But—”
Arabel has led away150Please respect copyright.PENANAvgWDL7sHQr
from the refrigerator and lightly pushed one of the stools in the kitchen.150Please respect copyright.PENANAkHxps00oND
“Sit.” She complied. Like a three-year-old child who always wants to keep his150Please respect copyright.PENANA0BV0DS8LqK
mother within his sight, she trailed her every move with large curious eyes.150Please respect copyright.PENANAbz9NyuKbpO
Whenever she sees her not knowing where some things she needs are, she bolts up150Please respect copyright.PENANA7qcBUL8zxt
like an antelope. Providing said items within a blink. The smile on Megan’s150Please respect copyright.PENANAfzT73lHndQ
lips keeps increasing.
“So, what are you150Please respect copyright.PENANA1r0fDeNMPh
doing to cook?” The young girl, unable to hold it in anymore, asked. She was150Please respect copyright.PENANAkpwo7Ju1lT
standing alongside Megan, taking in the things she was preparing on the150Please respect copyright.PENANAJG4pHYrWJ4
counter.
“Brisket hash with150Please respect copyright.PENANA6uM09Hmk02
eggs."
“Oh.”
Done making ready150Please respect copyright.PENANAb8Z5lkcthI
the ingredients, Megan placed a large skillet over medium heat and poured in150Please respect copyright.PENANA5qGfjLcyUj
two tablespoons of olive oil. When it was heated, she added diced onion and150Please respect copyright.PENANAEqtBzSHWrx
fried it until it was translucent. She put in minced garlic cloves with one medium150Please respect copyright.PENANALXjUoO6Wth
red pepper, which she’d seeded and chopped. She mixed them, leaving it for a150Please respect copyright.PENANADBeJEW6kq2
moment. Adding the potatoes she’d cut into cubes to the vegetables, she had150Please respect copyright.PENANAQtOOxZvWcv
everything cooked for fifteen minutes. An eager-to-help Arabel, who had been150Please respect copyright.PENANAGz1yC8M9Ux
salivating nonstop the instant the mouthwatering aroma spread out, was in150Please respect copyright.PENANAafWLkcJnfA
charge of monitoring and flipping the mixture every few minutes with a flat150Please respect copyright.PENANAo0PiqFiopS
spatula so the lot browned evenly while she whisked down the eggs.
When it was time, Megan150Please respect copyright.PENANA5mMhbT30HD
tossed in the cubed brisket. She combined it well, afterward seasoning it with150Please respect copyright.PENANAreyRh0Gqce
salt and black pepper. She gave a quick turn after that leave it to cook for150Please respect copyright.PENANATaMgtSCi1M
some minutes. Until the beef became brown and the potatoes succulently tender,150Please respect copyright.PENANAgHOoee2KDt
before removing it from the heat. In a separate pan, she made scrambled eggs150Please respect copyright.PENANAjH6aiCim8V
and then plated them, not forgetting to add barbeque sauce.
Arabel was genuinely stunned150Please respect copyright.PENANAKY5wri38mg
when Megan gave her a sizeable portion of the food. It took a whole minute to150Please respect copyright.PENANA4dMedxbjKc
get her to stop thanking her. The second Arabel took a bite, her head never150Please respect copyright.PENANABrPAbczfpA
came up again 'til she’d wiped her plate clean. Literally. Within a few blinks.150Please respect copyright.PENANAAcKlyCXCr9
That spoke of how delicious the food is.
Megan had paused from taking150Please respect copyright.PENANAtrcFFwFtTM
lifting her spoon. She googled, half shocked, half amazed. But secretly150Please respect copyright.PENANAbnYuETD9K8
pleased. Arabel felt embarrassed, even wished the earth should open and swallow150Please respect copyright.PENANAhY2JuT6InH
her up, when a light belch sipped out from her lips, despite her hard best to150Please respect copyright.PENANAr4QdCZjydP
keep it in.
“Here.” Megan handed150Please respect copyright.PENANACE4q4BQuZO
her the glass of orange juice meant for her, which after small hesitation, she150Please respect copyright.PENANAvdj2k1n1jQ
gulped down. “I’ve never had anyone react that much to my cooking, and quite150Please respect copyright.PENANAaqMPchWx0l
frankly. Arabel, I love it.”
The girl pepped up, looking150Please respect copyright.PENANAN3paug3r8o
partly convinced. “Really?”
“Cooking is a great150Please respect copyright.PENANAOJ5Qd5lm0J
passion of mine and as a chef, there’s nothing more that delights my soul than150Please respect copyright.PENANAWDsMoJxkP2
seeing my food consumed with such great…. relish.”
Arabel ducked her head.150Please respect copyright.PENANAkLbYqmGDdO
“Okay, whatever you say.”
“I—”
“Arabel!”
A voice called from somewhere150Please respect copyright.PENANAM9MnhQkuFD
outside the kitchen. The way Arabel jumped from her seat would’ve been comical150Please respect copyright.PENANAbsWfIjW53H
if she didn’t nearly trip over her feet and fallen flat on the floor. “Arabel!150Please respect copyright.PENANA466c6rfiXz
Where are ye, silly lass?”
Said person had gone150Please respect copyright.PENANA2vesq2uhOM
pale, as though she’d seen a ghost. In a flash, she was at the sink. Dropping150Please respect copyright.PENANAMhoAeqHiBL
the plate, the one she’d eaten with, she packed the bowls and pans used for150Please respect copyright.PENANAvBk2vuD0Gv
cooking and began to demonstrate the quickest washing and rinsing known in150Please respect copyright.PENANAS9KmdwQueh
history. Megan watched like a captivated audience while eating. Drawn to the150Please respect copyright.PENANAV5k41fFiVS
clanging of the utensils, footsteps drew closer to where they are. Just as150Please respect copyright.PENANADxKFfhI0Yu
Arabel finished, the woman Megan saw yesterday stepped into the kitchen. An150Please respect copyright.PENANAbzPG1KBjsG
exasperated frown covered her expression but there was no misreading the150Please respect copyright.PENANAjsfugOX2jV
fleeting surprise and repulsion Megan spied in her gaze. This time, she was150Please respect copyright.PENANAeuOWrHNcuY
certain this sweetishly-looking woman has something against her.
Whatever.
“Ye silly lass! Why150Please respect copyright.PENANAfmpKz1YIAo
didn’t ye answer me when I was yellin’ for you at the top of my lungs? I was150Please respect copyright.PENANAbDHDr0AHWu
expectin’ ye back ages ago!”
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Rhona.150Please respect copyright.PENANA4XLVr026FL
I-I was busy preparing something for Mrs. Henderson when I saw there’s nothing150Please respect copyright.PENANAFYMIXLly1L
left of breakfast for her.”
Both women flinched.
Rhona shot a nasty glare at150Please respect copyright.PENANAgzzuMPlB5t
the young girl, her displeasure apropos to the way Megan was addressed,150Please respect copyright.PENANAUGO15wBpqI
however, Arabel misunderstood it. “I didn’t know ye know you’re conversant with150Please respect copyright.PENANAQiiRydxKLn
Amerikie’s food.”
“When I knew Mrs.150Please respect copyright.PENANAEFcKnbpytm
Henderson was an American, I did tons of research on the country so I can serve150Please respect copyright.PENANAX2EOMfkTy4
her needs better.”
Megan felt incredibly150Please respect copyright.PENANAXLHM83AIX4
uncomfortable being called that title again. She glanced at150Please respect copyright.PENANAMGRTvWfLRd
Arabel from the corners of her eyes; seeing her sweaty, bright face and150Please respect copyright.PENANAu15BvRCn8L
quivering lips, she pitied her and decided not to expose her for her clear lie.
Rhonda observed Arabel150Please respect copyright.PENANA28p9VMQeU4
suspiciously. She’s not convinced of whatsoever nonsense she spewed out. A few150Please respect copyright.PENANAig8QsYBixO
seconds later, she waved her to leave the kitchen and the girl readily fled.150Please respect copyright.PENANAj9GAdV3z9A
Giving her head a shake, she turned back to Megan who had gone over to the150Please respect copyright.PENANAuzKhFfP4rF
sink. This time, she didn’t bother hiding her feelings.
“Ms. Michelle, I’d like150Please respect copyright.PENANAyzVGpkcwXf
it if ye don’t make Arabel cook for ye. She isn’t among the maids150Please respect copyright.PENANAkbeScQjDQd
in charge of cooking, so don’t force the poor girl to do150Please respect copyright.PENANAqKY1E7R8ps
what she doesn’t want.”
Wow. Way to rip off the150Please respect copyright.PENANAUkVJeIrvBV
bandage, Megan sardonically noted. Wiping her hands with a napkin, she met the150Please respect copyright.PENANAsucQnhXtxF
angry older woman with the angering smile she uses on the people she doesn’t150Please respect copyright.PENANASdGoslNbWD
like. “Hmm, but I wonder why any food wasn’t left for me?”
“I told the maids not150Please respect copyright.PENANAh7DAQ1DPsb
to leave any because I don’t know whether you’d like what we cooked or not. Ye150Please respect copyright.PENANAGTw756uFRa
were needlessly finicky of what you ate the last time you came here so I took150Please respect copyright.PENANAlj1nUVvuD0
it upon myself to be the one to cook for ye,” Rhona paused, casting a150Please respect copyright.PENANAMTBltxE2yl
depreciative look over at her figure. “Though if ye don’t mind me saying this,150Please respect copyright.PENANAMFEdt0FRm7
Ms. Michelle, I think starving a bit would do ye a solid good.” She jibed,150Please respect copyright.PENANAYB11jhOGaT
smirking when that smile was erased.
Megan dropped being150Please respect copyright.PENANAXOsAWPtGj0
polite. “Remind me again, what is your job exactly here?”
“What? Don’t tell me150Please respect copyright.PENANAY9LxU7XkDX
you’ve forgotten?”
“Oh, I haven’t. But I150Please respect copyright.PENANAzL4DmQDnUJ
just want to know if you’ve gotten promoted to a new high rank that gives you150Please respect copyright.PENANAdN7SfB3OGa
the unrestricted authority to disrespect me, the lady of this house? Or have150Please respect copyright.PENANAscFKt0KfD2
you forgotten that I’m married to your boss and that also makes me your boss?”
“Ye---”
“Oh, how scatterbrained150Please respect copyright.PENANAU0nUeTYjdw
of me. You’re what? Sixty? Sixty-five? Your brain probably isn’t as sharp as it150Please respect copyright.PENANASBIr4ngY5P
is if you were my age, so I’ll take it that those stupidly inappropriate150Please respect copyright.PENANAGop1LbAom9
comments were caused by the parasite living in your head because I want to150Please respect copyright.PENANAznMN9TA8tU
believe you valve your job and you wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize it.150Please respect copyright.PENANAVGyOjLoAsO
Perhaps I’ll talk to my husband to let you retire. After all, you’re getting150Please respect copyright.PENANA4vA333xB0i
old. It’s obvious you’re no longer fit for this job and it’d be very cruel of150Please respect copyright.PENANAueYDRPWU1h
us to continue to make me do what you don’t want to do. Don’t you think so?”
Rhona glared with reddened150Please respect copyright.PENANAwGXLzeikww
eyes; her smirk long gone. She wanted nothing more than to close the distance150Please respect copyright.PENANAzPkdzmfxxL
between them and serve the insolent lass a well-earned slap. How dare she talk150Please respect copyright.PENANARvobLvOXIH
to her that way.
Standing there, her150Please respect copyright.PENANAEYMpLwz7zh
chest heaving and looking as though she had been abandoned and betrayed by the150Please respect copyright.PENANAxOpDZ6GDqe
world, Megan felt zero ounces of pity for her. And why should she? Out of150Please respect copyright.PENANAClIOtuAERL
nowhere, this judgmental woman – she had mistaken as someone good at first –150Please respect copyright.PENANA7DeXjIxVpo
start spurting crap concerning her, disparaging her. Megan knew she’d be pissed150Please respect copyright.PENANAHwjQ89fiwi
at herself later if she didn’t return the favor. She might look gentle, doesn’t150Please respect copyright.PENANAW3kkv9EbPM
mean she’s not a pushover for anyone.
“Y-Ye j-jest! Ye think150Please respect copyright.PENANAoLzRGgOQ0M
after what you did, Elie would want to listen to anything ye say, much less150Please respect copyright.PENANA6niQhPdCqX
believe ye? Ah, you’re delusional.”
“You wanna bet? He’s a150Please respect copyright.PENANA0xX2rA0aOW
man, isn’t he? Please, a little seduction and he’ll become pudding in my hands150Please respect copyright.PENANAmdK2siShHy
in a flash.” Megan tilted her head a bit to the side; the slow smile that150Please respect copyright.PENANAG8EXNp08uW
stretched on her face made her look very much like a vixen. “Would you like me150Please respect copyright.PENANAVVqgTyDusJ
to show you how it’s done?”
Rhona rushed out.
Megan dropped the act,150Please respect copyright.PENANATVEMbYnSqT
disgusted beyond expression. What a pretentious, elderly woman. Brushing the150Please respect copyright.PENANANv9zrA2pEU
conversation aside, she strode back to her room, put on some workout outfits,150Please respect copyright.PENANAuzIQ2iIkWd
and did yoga for an hour or so.
|!|!|!|!| |!|!|!|!|
“So, how is the150Please respect copyright.PENANAumHt4foO2w
bakery doing?” Megan went straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries150Please respect copyright.PENANAclTeWfpdbc
with the vibrantly dressed woman on a video call with her. Clad in her lazy-day150Please respect copyright.PENANAU3yKDqdGou
outfit; an old, baggy shirt having faded baseball logo – she snatched it from Shane150Please respect copyright.PENANA1lVOEFSlYH
months back when they began dating – and her favorite woolen cutoff – panties,150Please respect copyright.PENANAuTxmAgP90y
her aunt claimed they were – underneath. She was standing on the veranda150Please respect copyright.PENANArTBq3KhxNZ
outside her room; enjoying the pleasurable breeze which slip in and out of her150Please respect copyright.PENANAd9JnNz6ncy
cloth and the beautiful, green scenery that lays around the manor.
“Oh, we’re doing150Please respect copyright.PENANAi4TKQO3iiM
alright. The guy your aunt brought, Kilian, is a gem. Granted, the cakes and150Please respect copyright.PENANAIryvws9g6e
pastries he bakes aren’t precisely as great as yours, but the customers love150Please respect copyright.PENANAsH9YxWLj3b
them! Look, just the first day and we’re already sold out.” The camera shifted,150Please respect copyright.PENANAQq4txX9hhs
showing her the inside of her shop, which was crowded with people – just as150Please respect copyright.PENANAeL8YfAQ1nF
when she was there – and the show glass was empty. Megan's brows lifted; she150Please respect copyright.PENANA08nKh5nIzb
was impressed. It’s good to know she chose the right person among the four150Please respect copyright.PENANA4AYkTDCezt
chefs she’d talked to.
Jemma’s excited chocolate150Please respect copyright.PENANAdAgCJx1If5
face came back into view. “Do you know he’s quite a shy guy? When one of your150Please respect copyright.PENANAV9yIkO3TVs
regulars Mrs. Copson, wanted to meet the new chef and Grey called him out, he150Please respect copyright.PENANA7b4iW9dk8e
was such a cute nerve wrack. The way he stuttered in that lovely Greek accent,150Please respect copyright.PENANAGPUTHLwlvy
fiddled with his back hair, and blushed nonstop? Ah, I think I’m in love. I150Please respect copyright.PENANAEdOQvUvERC
don’t think I’m the only one; all your female clients are also in love with150Please respect copyright.PENANAAN2ORchN5w
him. 90% of our buyers are females and I don’t think it’s entirely our goods150Please respect copyright.PENANAHEwiY2LMMz
they’re eager for if you get my drift. Not that I blame them one bit; I mean150Please respect copyright.PENANAOM7Xv0y0l7
have you ever seen a man who’s so sinfully gorgeous you just want to lick him150Please respect copyright.PENANAxdFvpxafo8
up---”
“Godmother, please!” Megan had150Please respect copyright.PENANA4qDLWrPQ2Q
to interrupt, or her ears would be filled with descriptions she’d rather not150Please respect copyright.PENANAOwWRNRNKRf
have regarding her employee. She wondered if she made the right decision,150Please respect copyright.PENANAjpu6vDaBDy
allowing her godmother to persuade her to be her temporary manager. “You’re150Please respect copyright.PENANAIkUPHtQUOK
fifty-four years and happily married with three children. For goodness’ sake,150Please respect copyright.PENANAJfI83iWtpw
act your age for once!”
“Killjoy. I was just150Please respect copyright.PENANAjr5BhSlUJg
looking, okay? There’s no one yet that can make leave that delicious,150Please respect copyright.PENANAxvVrQiuJha
one-of-its-kind specimen I have for a husband. Besides, my observation isn’t150Please respect copyright.PENANAKaHhyYjYMK
for me, it’s all for you, prude.” Jemma had that gleam in her eye, warning150Please respect copyright.PENANAx2Kiq6T69i
Megan she was going to launch into her usual advice/speech – cough, nagging,150Please respect copyright.PENANA8b4JOUYkUc
cough – before she’d rush her off the phone, she went off. Leaving her with no150Please respect copyright.PENANAZZWT9MWV2M
choice but listen.
“I’m not saying waiting150Please respect copyright.PENANA2VFdvCYVzQ
for Shane is a bad thing but you have waited enough time on the man. You’ve150Please respect copyright.PENANAjimpIHHaTm
been obsessed with him since you were what, nineteen?”
“Twenty. But I’m---”
“Twenty! For six years150Please respect copyright.PENANAL7AUsuzz1D
he never looked your way once. Why then are you still pining with that kind of150Please respect copyright.PENANAUj6R0A7NNx
man, huh?”
Megan gritted her teeth,150Please respect copyright.PENANA2NSX8VQQoN
“He confessed to me five months ago – I told you and mom all of it – and we150Please respect copyright.PENANA7w97DLkAGc
both decided to take it slow. I don’t see what’s so wrong that everyone is150Please respect copyright.PENANAcI0dRvVNOc
complaining.” She couldn’t help the sass at the last words.
Jemma narrowed her jade-green150Please respect copyright.PENANAQPAN2numxi
eyes, threateningly. “Don’t think that because you’re far away, you can run150Please respect copyright.PENANABHI2Z4ag6H
your mouth on me on the phone anyhow, I won’t tolerate that.” Thank God she150Please respect copyright.PENANAk6ZgNir5WW
wasn’t close by or her godmother would’ve slapped her silly.
“Sorry.” She felt like150Please respect copyright.PENANApGH23OtqIH
a schoolgirl as she apologized. “But I love him, Jemma.”
“You’re almost150Please respect copyright.PENANA9K1uhMznfz
thirty---” Jemma started.
“Twenty-six.”
“---and he hasn’t put a150Please respect copyright.PENANAkACl2AqZBc
ring on your finger yet---”
“Again, we just started150Please respect copyright.PENANAzIADMrjXx5
dating,”
“---What is he waiting150Please respect copyright.PENANAohwKv7STKU
for? The apocalypse? He isn’t sincere with you. Well, it’s a good thing you got150Please respect copyright.PENANAhmjKuJioAA
married to that Scottish guy, Aneislis, right? He’s the right one for you.”
Megan looked150Please respect copyright.PENANAXjl3IqnQCR
incredulous, “In case you’ve forgotten, he’s Michelle’s husband. I have no150Please respect copyright.PENANAuoGxnweIlT
interest in him.”
“He’s yours for life,150Please respect copyright.PENANAU8CWDDmZkR
whether you accept it or not. Even though Michelle is found, she won’t be with150Please respect copyright.PENANA2eKdyEYYKb
him. You should know this. Also, it’s best if---”
Megan was distracted.150Please respect copyright.PENANAH7ehtvkdda
Her sight was drawn to the glittering, luxurious car – a Maserati – gliding150Please respect copyright.PENANAlieIZIdkmx
towards the manor. It stopped, the backseat door opened, and out came the man150Please respect copyright.PENANAzQIIKp71jb
her godmother approved of. Her nose was wrinkled in distaste. She stared,150Please respect copyright.PENANAuUmf6N9fXf
sour-faced, as he helped someone down – an adorable, little girl. He shut the150Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9w4P1tjqi
car door and walked hand-to-hand a few steps before the girl made a demand.
“Daddy, carry me.”
Her cheerful, childish voice150Please respect copyright.PENANABMnVuZbVpS
rang out. Aneislis obeyed, continuing his journey inside the house.
Megan unintentionally150Please respect copyright.PENANAIl180iT07a
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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.