Winning Olivia's Heart by Mary Davis

Author:Mary Davis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Inspired Heartsong Presents
Published: 2015-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

On Wednesday, Troy waited and watched from a distance. For the third day in a row, Liv and William spoke at the end of the workday. Was she meeting him? On purpose?

Had she truly thrown Troy over for another man? Had she indeed had enough of him?

Nothing had happened between her and William as far as Troy could tell. He never took her hand. She never rode in his buggy. But something was going on between them.

He remembered this same possessive, jealous feeling from eight years ago when several boys started paying Liv more attention. Though at that point, he’d known for two years that he wanted to marry her, she’d been too young to be courted. So he’d waited, until others took an interest in her. Now he had that same sickening gut reaction that he might lose Liv to another man. She’d always come back to him. Had this time been one time too many for her?

No.

He would win her back. He had to.

Liv walked away, and William watched her. He needed to stop doing that.

Right now.

Once Liv was far enough up the street, Troy crossed to William, who still stared after her.

“What is your interest in Miss Bradshaw?” He didn’t care that his voice had a harsh tone to it.

“Hello, Troy.” William gave him a pleasant smile. “I take an interest in all my employees.”

“Employee?”

“Olivia started at the cannery on Monday. She didn’t tell you?”

She hadn’t. “And your interest in her? It’s more than just as her employer.”

William eyed him a moment. “You sound like a jealous man.”

That’s because he was. “Wouldn’t you be if another man was showing your girl attention?”

“She said the two of you had parted ways.”

She’d said that? She must be angrier than he realized.

“Well, we haven’t.”

William glanced up the street in the direction Liv had gone. “Does she know that?”

Evidently not. “She just needs a little time.” Time he’d always been willing to give her. Until now.

William studied him a moment. “Very well. But I won’t wait long.”

Troy appreciated that. He’d hoped she would have come around once the dinner party was over but apparently not.

Why was she working anyway?

He would have to figure a way to talk her out of this job.

And to get back into her good graces.

* * *

On Friday afternoon, Troy recorded deposit amounts from the teller’s slips into the ledger. He had watched Liv grow more and more tired as the week wore on. He suspected she took the position at the cannery to show him she could build a life of her own without him. There was nothing wrong with her doing so, but he wanted them to build a life together.

Jack poked his head in. “Customer to see you, sir.”

Troy closed the slips inside the ledger and rose. “Send him in.”

The office boy disappeared, and Nick appeared in the doorway.

Troy stepped out from behind his desk and shook Nick’s hand. “I wasn’t expecting you.”

Nick smiled but said nothing and closed the door. When he turned back, his casual demeanor had been replaced with a serious expression.

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