Jilted by a Scoundrel by Cheryl Holtb

Author:Cheryl Holtb
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2018-09-20T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

John walked down the hall to Winnie’s bedchamber. He wasn’t tiptoeing exactly, but he wasn’t being blatant about his destination either. He’d had sufficient whiskey that his common sense was tamped down, but not so much that he’d behave recklessly once he arrived.

He hadn’t spoken to her in three days. Not since their spat in his office.

He wasn’t a man who allowed himself to be lectured, and he never argued with women. In that, he was very old-fashioned. He believed a female should know her place and stay in it.

Her fit of pique over Bobby had been ridiculous. She’d complained as if John had mistreated Bobby, but John had recognized every stellar trait and had rewarded him for them. The boy had no prospects and nowhere to go, and John had saved him. He’d saved Jane too.

When Winnie had traveled across England with them, she’d been anxious as to what she could expect from John, but he’d provided them with everything Winnie had been praying he would bestow.

But was she grateful? Was she happy about it?

No, she was not!

Initially after their fight, he’d decided, to Hell with her!

He’d been fascinated by her, so he’d allowed an attachment to form, but he shouldn’t have grown fixated. It was insane to obsess, insane to moon over her like a smitten swain.

For three tedious days, he’d avoided her. He’d worked hard, had focused on his many tasks, stridently ensuring he was never in a spot where he might bump into her.

And he’d been so miserable! So enough was enough!

He didn’t knock on her door because he wouldn’t supply her with a chance to deny him entrance. He simply barged in.

A candle burned on the dresser, so he could clearly see her. She was ready for bed, wearing a nightgown and naught else. It was a summery garment, with no sleeves and tiny straps holding it up, so her arms and much of her bosom were bare. Her beautiful blond hair was down and brushed out.

“Hello, Winnie.”

“Get out.”

“No.”

He spun the key in the lock and stuck it in his pocket, so no one could come in or go out until he was finished with her. He had no idea what his mission was to be, but that fact would not discourage him. He would blunder forward and let Fate determine the ending.

“I don’t like the look in your eye,” she said.

“I don’t care.”

“You haven’t glanced in my direction since our quarrel, and you have the gall to bluster in? What is wrong with you?”

“You are wrong with me. I was perfectly fine before you showed up at Dunworthy.”

“You’re being completely absurd. As usual.”

“It’s been a whole week since you cleaned my office, and it’s become messy.”

“It’s eleven o’clock at night. You’re here to scold me about your office?”

“That—and other things.”

“If you’re irked by the situation, why don’t you discuss it with your precious relatives? I’m certain they’ll jump to correct any problems.”

He shook a finger at her. “You haven’t commenced a single new project either.

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