Beyond a Broken Dream by Kelsey MacBride

Author:Kelsey MacBride
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian, suspense, romance, Inspirational, religious, contemporary, Clean & Wholesome
Publisher: Kelsey MacBride
Published: 2016-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Evelyn’s original two weeks passed quickly, and when she begged Michael to stay longer, he consented, wanting her to catch up on life. Before Michael realized it, two weeks turned into two months, and the house began to feel empty without her heartwarming smile. Eleanor had enrolled Evelyn into several clubs and took her to several youth activities at their church. After hearing how much fun she was having, Michael didn’t have the heart to make her come home.

The Robbins estate was no longer a safe haven of warmth and laughter from the real world. Even though Linda was still around, her appearances were more and more scarce. Michael couldn’t help noticing the pensive look on her drawn face, and he wondered what was really going on inside her head. He would catch her and Miss Jamie spending their days working on new recipes for dinner or airing out some of the rooms in the east wing that were never used.

Besides a cordial greeting, Michael never engaged in any meaningful conversation with them. His mind was too busy with work. And the few moments when his mind wasn’t occupied with some important transaction, he would go for walks out in the garden, thinking about Heather and what God had planned for his life.

His thoughts turned to tonight’s events. An ache began to grow inside his stomach as he dreaded the drama that was about to unfold. It wasn’t because of the important business he needed to negotiate. It was because of his soon to be wife Cynthia. She had only been around twice since the hospital visit, and in his heart, he knew he didn’t love her. Tonight was the night he would announce his official decision about the matter. He had invited her to dinner, just the two of them, and he knew the decision he had made was for the best.

Heather had been gone for over three months, and in that time, he knew that if he couldn’t have her, he would rather be forever single. Tonight would be one of the most challenging times in his life. But he didn’t care how Cynthia would react. She had suffocated his heart like a boa constrictor killing its prey. And now it was time to set it free. Since the first day he met her, he had the uncomfortable feeling she wasn’t what he needed in a wife.

After Evelyn had mentioned how much she wanted a woman of God as her mother, he knew Cynthia wasn’t the right one for their family. He tried to get the prideful woman to commit to a dinner, but she was so wrapped up in her shows that she kept making up excuses about how she simply couldn’t make it.

It seemed his fiancée had no interest in building a meaningful relationship but was more focused on achieving chasing after wealth and material things. Michael couldn’t completely fault her. He had been stuck in that very same trap for years until someone special had come along and taught him what he was missing out of life.

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