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Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

“Ah, this is guesswork again. Maybe it just happened. Maybe he felt reassured on one side, but he started to feel trapped on the other. There’s no way to know when he realized he wasn’t in love with you, or why he didn’t call off the wedding.”

“Because he’s a coward.” Only bitterness shows in Amelia’s voice now. “He didn’t even have the guts to tell me; he accidentally on purpose left his computer open for me to discover everything and throw him out of the house.”

“Yes, he was weak and a coward. He behaved as badly as one could. But Dylan, he’s ten times the man William will ever be. And things didn’t go wrong because of the engagement or the wedding, they just did. You shouldn’t be afraid of being happy; you deserve to be happy more than anyone else does. If you want to marry Dylan, do it.”

“It’s not like he proposed, we just moved in together.”

“Okay, but he might propose one day. And I don’t want you to exclude the possibility because of what happened with your ex-husband.”

“A marriage that lasted the whole of three weeks, can I even call him an ex-husband?”

“We can call him dung beetle if you prefer.”

Amelia cracks her first smile since the wedding talk started. “He is a bit of a dung beetle. And you’re right, I shouldn’t be scared. I love Dylan, and this time I’m sure it’s love with a capital L.”

“Giant capital L,” I agree.

“If he ever does ask me to be his wife, I’ll keep an open mind. Thank you.” She hugs me.

“For what?”

“I needed to talk about William and the divorce. And you waited long enough to tell me everything you said today for me to be ready to hear it. You’re my best friend in the world; I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

“You’ll never have to find out. Come here.” I pull her into another hug, feeling a bit teary.

“Are you crying?” Amelia asks with her chin resting on my shoulder.

“A little bit.”

“Me too,” she sniffs.

We giggle and cry at the same time. Two friends sharing a moment.

Twenty

Significant Ex

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Monday, March 5—London

At the office, I close a document folder, satisfied. My first meeting of the week went well. The negotiation was smooth. Both parties got what they really wanted to begin with. No one relented too much or lost face. As everybody else leaves the room, a lawyer from the other team lingers behind. She’s being extra slow in collecting her files from the glass table and she’s looking at me with a keen expression I can’t interpret.

“Can I help you with something?” I ask.