If The Shoe Fits by Fennell Judi

Author:Fennell, Judi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, guardian angel, angel, contemporary, restaurant, fairy tale, italian, disney, cinderella, stepmother, prince charming, stepsister
Publisher: Mergenie Books

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Forty-five minutes later, Bella’s good mood disappeared.

Madeleine had arrived home.

“I want an invitation to the auction.” The witch swept into the kitchen as if she were a debutante at her first ball. Madeleine always made an entrance. Bella could only imagine the kind she’d make at the auction.

Actually, she didn’t want to imagine it. She didn’t want the woman to even be there.

Bella looked up from the dinner preparations and glanced at Sophia who was sitting at the table absorbed in her homework. She considered her next words carefully. Telling Madeleine no was always risky, but after Staci’s capitulation, Bella was starting to feel empowered.

“Tickets to the event aren’t part of the contract, Madeleine.”

The woman patted her never-out-of-place ebony hair, brushing some imaginary strands to the back. “Did I mention that I’m meeting with a gentleman next week who has offered to buy the restaurant? It might be in your best interests to ensure accepting his offer would be less favorable than what being the owner of Casteleoni’s can do for me.”

Bella dropped the asparagus into the steamer, clipping off more than a few tips. So much for being empowered.

Buy the restaurant? Sure, Madeleine had threatened it before, but this was the first time she’d mentioned an actual buyer. Bella was not going to lose Sophia and her family’s legacy.

“I’ll see what I can do.”

“I thought you’d see things my way.” Madeleine slid her bony talons to Sophia’s shoulders. “Hello, Sophia. Did you have a nice day at school?”

Her sister, oblivious to the undercurrent—for which Bella was profoundly grateful—smiled up at their wicked stepmother and began telling her all about her day as if the woman gave a damn.

But that was Bella’s cross to bear, not Sophia’s. Which was why she’d ask Reese for those extra tickets Friday night.

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