Falling for Mr. Grump Next Door: A Sweet Small Town, Single Dad, Enemies to Lovers Romance by Josie Frost

Author:Josie Frost [Frost, Josie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter thirteen

Dean – Just Another Heartbreak?

“I wonder where she was off to in such a hurry,” Coral says, as we watch Mae run from the house.

“Yeah, I’m not sure. That was pretty strange.” My eyes track Mae’s figure until she disappears from sight.

“You’re right, though,” Coral gives me a toothy grin. “She’s stunning.”

I roll my eyes. My assistant is way too involved in my love life. “She is.”

“So, are you going to ask her out?” Coral asks.

I rub the back of my neck. “I don’t know.”

“Come on, Dean. You’ve punished yourself long enough. It’s been years since Anna left.” I deeply regret ever telling Coral anything.

“I know,” I admit. “But in some ways, it still feels like it was yesterday.”

“Except that it wasn’t,” she points out. “And you deserve to move on.”

I sigh. “I’d love to have a relationship like you and Seamus do.” Seamus adores Coral. Every time I see them together, they fawn over each other like love-struck teenagers.

“Well, you aren’t going to get that by sitting and moping inside your house all by yourself,” Coral points out. She tends to be right about most things, which is why I hired her. But I don’t know if she’s right about this. I can’t deny that there’s an attraction between Mae and me. But just look at Mae’s behavior when she left. That wasn’t how she’d act if she were head over heels in love with me.

“Of course. I realize that,” I say. “But there’s also the whole ‘Cornel Condominiums’ thing.”

“You haven’t told her about that?” Coral asks.

“No.”

Coral shoots me an exasperated look. “Why not?”

“Because she probably won’t want anything to do with me after she finds out that my whole presence here has been for an ulterior motive—one that intends to destroy the farmhouse she lives in with her family.”

“Oh, yeah. Good point.” Coral looks thoughtful. “But what if you let them in on the deal?”

“What do you mean?” I ask. If there is a way to keep the condos and Mae, then maybe…

“Well, set up the deal so they get a good-sized chunk of money. That way, they can move anywhere they want.”

I was always planning on doing that. But I know that even with the money I’m going to offer, Mae will still be furious with me. “Yeah, but she and her daughter are really falling in love with the land. I can tell. And honestly, I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t, too.”

“Wha—okay?” Coral brushes off my words with a wave of her hand. “So, find another property to develop your massive condos on.” She makes it sound so easy.

“But this area’s perfect.” I run a paint-covered hand through my hair.

“Obviously not if you’re feeling this way,” Coral says.

“But the investors have already agreed to this plan. If I try to change it now, they may become hesitant towards any of my proposals in the future.” I’ll be just like my failure of a brother in their eyes.

Coral grabs my face and forces me to look at her.

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