The Champagne Queen (The Century Trilogy Book 2) by Petra Durst-Benning

Author:Petra Durst-Benning [Durst-Benning, Petra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503937581
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Published: 2016-09-20T06:00:00+00:00

Isabelle talked, and she cried. When the sun was long gone, the air grew chilly. Clara went into the house and returned a minute later with a stack of blankets. Josephine lit two large candles. Once they had made themselves comfortable again, Isabelle went on. She talked about Leon’s cycling ambitions and that he had wanted to sell the estate. She told them about her despair when he had told her that. And she spoke about her love for the house and how she had felt, for the first time in her life, that she was truly where she was meant to be.

“This is where I belong! I was so certain of that. I talked as if my life depended on it, trying to convince Leon not to sell this place. Luckily, Micheline had given me an idea of how I could earn money easily with the estate, and that was crucial. When I told Leon what I had in mind, he finally agreed, on condition that I take care of everything and that he could dedicate himself completely to his sport.”

“He was confident that you could do it?” asked Clara, impressed.

Isabelle smiled and nodded. She frowned and listened to what was going on inside herself. During her narration, she had felt something, a gentle movement deep in her heart. She didn’t know what to call it, only that it felt foreign and unaccustomed.

“After his accident, it was as if Leon had reached some kind of enlightenment. Suddenly, he didn’t want to sell anymore and wanted to throw himself heart and soul into this place instead. We wanted to lead the Feininger estate to success, together. We were so full of hope. We wanted to show the world we could do it! And then—” She sobbed. “Nothing is how it was anymore. I’m alone, and all I see in front of me is a mountain of unsolved and unsolvable problems.”

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