The Wedding Guest: 5-hour read. Billionaire romance, marriage of convenience, sweet clean contemporary romance. (Colorado Billionaires) by Regina Duke

Author:Regina Duke [Duke, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Contemporary romance
Publisher: Regina Duke
Published: 2015-07-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Tuesday, November 24th

Madlyn was happy to be back home in Colorado again, but she was still broken-hearted over Kirby. Mina told her she could take a couple of days to recover from her trip, but she couldn’t stand to stay home in the empty house alone with her doubts and her rejection. She used Monday to do laundry, but Tuesday, she went to work.

When she got to the shop, Mina was bubbling over with excitement. “I’ve talked to some more people,” she said, “and they all agree that purchasing the entire building is my safest option. Isn’t that exciting? The shop would have all the room we ever need, and extra to lease out.”

“That’s great.” But Madlyn found it impossible to match Mina’s excitement.

Mina eyed her carefully. “What’s wrong? Tell me quick, before I open the shop.”

Madlyn drooped against the counter. “I think I’m better off alone. If the only kind of man I can attract is the lying kind, maybe life will be easier if I stay single.”

Mina clicked her tongue gently at her. “Your policeman, John, he wasn’t a liar.”

“No, he was brutally honest about wanting to be a cop in Los Angeles and how marriage would only tie us down.” Madlyn sighed heavily. “I guess I wasn’t enough to keep him in Eagle’s Toe.”

Mina’s apple cheeks and loving eyes glowed with sympathy. “Don’t worry. Everything will work out. Isn’t that what you keep telling me about the shop?”

Madlyn forced a smile. “Yes, I do keep saying that, don’t I? I suppose this is a bad time to tell you that I’m beginning to have my doubts.”

“No doubts allowed,” said Mina, patting Madlyn’s arm. “How can we have doubts when our customer base is growing and we need room to expand?”

“But before I left for New York, the bank said—”

Mina shook her head, dismissing the bank. “Harold and I went to school together. He never forgave me for refusing to wear his ring. I was young and silly, and he had very bad acne, and that’s all I could see back then. How was I to know he’d grow up, get his skin treated, and become the president of the local bank? Anyway, I’m not worried about his refusal to help.” She poured more coffee and pushed the cookie plate toward Madlyn. “I write that off as hurt feelings from years ago. There are other options.”

“There are?” Madlyn took an iced sugar cookie. If she was giving up on men, what did a few pounds matter?

“Good heavens, yes,” said Mina. “The universe is full of options. The Lord just hasn’t shown them to us yet. We’ll stay positive and keep working hard while we wait for them to be revealed.”

Madlyn’s smile was genuine this time. “You amaze me,” she said. “So, while we’re waiting for the big reveal, where do we display all our new inventory?”

Mina took a pen from her purse and unfolded a paper napkin. “I was just talking to Ashley Garrison about that very problem.

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