Singapore Fling with the Millionaire by Michelle Douglas

Author:Michelle Douglas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-07-13T14:27:42+00:00

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Christy glanced around at the crowded food hall and things inside her took flight, just as they had earlier in the day when she’d been walking through Chinatown—taking her time to browse the market stalls and to just...feel free for a few hours from all the worries that had been weighing her down for the last twelve months. Today had been such a delight.

Jamie didn’t know what a gift he’d given her. It was why she’d so foolishly and impulsively invited him to dinner tonight. She’d wanted to give something back.

She shouldn’t have done it. They both knew it’d be far wiser to put a little—or a lot—of distance between them until that kiss had become a faint memory. It was why he’d left her to her own devices today rather than accompanying her to protect his investment. So why had he accepted the invitation?

Maybe that kiss had already become a faint memory for him? It took all her strength to stop her lip from curling at that thought.

‘This place is hopping.’

She snapped to at his words. ‘It is.’ But as her guidebook described it as one of the best food halls in the Arts District that should be no surprise. ‘Free table,’ she squeaked, pushing him towards a table for two. ‘What would you like to eat?’

They’d done two full circuits, just taking in the myriad food options. She’d counted sixteen different vendors in this one hall, all offering a variety of delicious-looking dishes. The vegetables looked fresh and bright, and the scent of cooking spices made her mouth water.

‘I don’t—’ A crafty expression flitted across his face. ‘I chose last night, so how about I leave tonight’s choice to you.’

It made her laugh. ‘Well, I’m going to work on the premise that it’s all good.’

‘Excellent premise.’

She made for one of the vendors whose display of fresh ingredients appealed to her artist’s eye before she could find herself too caught up in Jamie’s smile and the blue of his eyes. She chose two traditional specialities, all the while lecturing herself that she was an adult woman and not a giddy adolescent, returning to the table with a laden tray and a renewed sense of resolution.

She set a bowl in front of him—‘Apparently we get a free soup with our meals’—before unloading the rest of the dishes from the tray.

He stared at her. She shrugged. ‘I don’t know, maybe it’s a thing. I suggest we just roll with it.’

‘Roger.’

‘And this is Hainanese Chicken Rice—widely considered Singapore’s national dish. And this—’ she pointed to the noodle, minced pork and prawn dish ‘—is Wonton Mee—another local speciality. Oh, and some satay sticks to share because they smelled so good.’ And because she didn’t know how hungry he was. Last of all she handed him a soda.

He stared at it all, his gaze taking in every detail. ‘Which dish do you want?’

‘I love the sound of them both. So you can have whichever you want.’ She watched his eyes dart from one to the other.

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