Written in the Stars by Jennifer Joy

Author:Jennifer Joy [Joy, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Liz drained her wine glass, then pushed back in her chair. "I need to get to my computer. I refuse to allow Burgess to use me to get to you."

"Stay," Will said, his throat tight with panic. He couldn't fathom how he could turn the evening around again to propose, but he was unwilling to give up.

"And allow him to ruin your career?"

"He can't ruin my career." Make him miserable and call his reputation into question, absolutely. But politicians survived much worse and still got elected... A little bad publicity couldn't hurt that much, could it?

Liz's jaw dropped. "Don't you remember what happened with the two authors who accused each other of plagiarism last year? The notoriety they got lost them both fans, and while one of them continues writing, the other had to unpublish all of her work even when nothing was proved in court. No, Will, Burgess has a figurative gun pointed at you and I handed him a silver bullet." Completely indifferent to her makeup and hair, she ran her hand over her face and shoved it into her hair, only to get tangled in hair pins. She was so near tears as she tried to extricate her fingers from her curls, Will was willing to leave to spare her the embarrassment of breaking into tears in the restaurant.

The waiter cleared his throat at Will's side. "My deepest apologies, Mr. Donovan, but there is a man who insists he must see you immediately."

Will looked incredulously at the waiter. "Here? Whoever it is can wait." Nobody outside of Charlie was aware of his plans for the evening, and Charlie knew better than to interrupt him on the night of his proposal.

He handed Liz his handkerchief. “Come, Liz. I think it’s time to go.”

She dabbed her eyes. “Will, the man came all the way here to see you. You ought to see what he wants.”

The waiter clasped his gloved hands. "I apologize, Mr. Donovan, but the gentleman called several times before making an appearance in our bar."

"That sounds like Charlie," Liz said, her reddened eyes wide in concern.

The waiter nodded. "He gave his name as Charlie Parker. He said it was a matter of life and death or else I never would have interrupted your meal."

Liz groaned. "I bet this is about my post. Oh, Will, I've killed your career. What was I thinking? You simply must talk to him right now."

"And leave you? Why should you be punished for a review — especially when you run a book blog, for heaven's sake? What do people expect? For you to only post positive reviews? Burgess of all people should appreciate that. He rarely gives positive feedback, and he's infamous for being hard on debut authors. Let him write what he wants about me. He's done it before, and it certainly hasn't ruined my career."

"But that was before you became a recognized name. People know who Will Donovan is now. The media will pick up on it knowing that

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