Never Plan a Billionaire's Wedding (Whatever It Takes Book 1) by Julia Kent

Author:Julia Kent [Kent, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-27T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“She WHAT?” he barked into his phone, half expecting the damn thing to bite him back.

This was not what Caleb expected when his phone rang and Kari’s name appeared on the screen. A video call, even. He didn’t actually know what he’d expected after months of silence from her, but this was definitely not it.

“Carolina dumped him? On Instagram? Did she give a reason? What exactly did she say? Is it some kind of bad joke?”

Kari sighed, running her hand through her hair, tucking loose strands behind one ear. “I... don’t know? It’s hard to say. It’s her bachelorette week, so who knows? Have you talked to Christian?”

“Not since yesterday. He's flying in any minute.”

“Where are you?”

“At St. Alban's.”

“Already?”

“We decided to meet Mom and Dad here a few days early. They're coming tomorrow. Just the four of us for one last time.” He grimaced. “Or so we thought.”

Compassion filled her voice, eyes filled with emotion. “Oh, Caleb. I hate to think of them finding out about this before we – before you can tell them.”

He loved the way she said his name. Adored it. Needed it.

Needed her.

“I know. Me, too. Kari, I–can you meet us here? I think it would really help my parents get through this. They still love you. And you were going to be here on Wednesday anyway, right? Can you come early?”

She was silent, looking down. He had no idea what to read into that, if anything. A smart man would take her distance as an obvious cue she wasn’t interested.

And Caleb was a smart man. Very smart, he knew.

When it came to Kari, though, he felt clueless. Helpless, even, in the dark moments when he admitted that to himself. For the last few months he’d thrown himself into his work and his new foundation, the transition going smoothly. His brother’s wedding was an afterthought, even if Kari wasn’t.

No matter how hard he’d tried, he couldn’t put her on the back burner. Respecting her boundaries was key. He wouldn’t cross them.

But this time, she’d called him.

“I know you have a company to run. We would obviously pay you for your time and of course your expenses and...”

Still nothing.

“Never mind. Bad idea. I shouldn’t have asked–”

“Um, sure. Dave and Anne are great. This must be so hard on them.”

He snorted. “In every way you can imagine.”

“What does that mean?”

His eyebrows shot up and she gasped.

“They don’t like Carolina?”

He just blinked at her. His parents had adored Kari. Been stunned when they broke up. He hadn’t been living at home when it happened, and his mom and dad weren’t the type to pry. Over the years, they’d bring her up with a wistful tone. When Caleb had met Jen and they’d moved in together, his parents had always been polite. Friendly, even.

But they’d never connected with Jen the way they had with his first love.

“I… I think I can rearrange…”

His heart jumped three stories. “That would be great, that would really… thank you, Kari. I’ll call Christian now and find out what he knows.

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