More Than a Convenient Bride by Michelle Celmer

Author:Michelle Celmer
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-02-05T16:00:00+00:00

Ten

After tossing and turning most of the night, Julie dragged herself out of bed at the crack of dawn, relieved to discover that Luc was still sleeping. She’d heard him come in last night, but feigned sleep when he opened her bedroom door. Late as he was, it didn’t take a genius to know where he’d been. And whom he’d been with.

She knew they needed to talk about it, but she needed to get her head on straight first. It was weird how quickly things could change. One minute everything was fine and going as planned, the next she didn’t have a clue what to expect. But it wasn’t Luc’s fault, or hers. Neither of them could have anticipated this happening. But if he wanted Amelia, Julie wouldn’t stand in his way.

If Luc were to divorce her so soon after the wedding, the immigration people would be suspicious to say the least. She needed to formulate a plan, an exit strategy that wouldn’t involve deportation though the idea of staying Royal had lost its appeal. It would be too humiliating. There was nothing for her in South Africa. Maybe she could move closer to her sister, find a new job.

She sat in her office at the hospital, staring blankly at her laptop, her mind moving in so many directions at once, she couldn’t make sense of anything. And she dreaded the moment Luc walked through her office door wanting to talk, because she had no idea what to say to him, or how she was even supposed to feel.

Several minutes had passed when she heard a knock on her door. Her heart raced up to her throat and her knees went all soft and squishy.

Here we go.

She took a deep breath and looked up, expecting to see Luc, but when she saw who was really standing there, her heart plummeted to the pit of her stomach. She’d seen that face before, in a photo Luc used to carry in his wallet. For all she knew it was still in there.

Amelia looked so harmless, her skin pale, her hair flat and lifeless and in need of washing, Julie almost felt sorry for her. Having a child with a chronic illness had obviously taken its toll on her.

“Hi, there,” she said, looking nervously around the office. She spoke with one of those adorable Southern accents, and despite looking a little run-down and tired, she was still a very beautiful woman.

“Hello, Amelia, I’m Julie.”

“You know who I am?”

Unfortunately.

Julie rose from her chair and crossed to the door, reaching out to shake her hand. It was small and delicate, just like the rest of her, but her grip was firm.

“I hope I’m not interrupting anything,” Amelia said. “I just had to meet the woman who finally got a ring on Luc’s finger.”

The way Julie understood it, Luc had been more than ready to settle down with Amelia. It was she who ran off with someone else. Which obviously hadn’t worked out very well for her.

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