he learned she had fallen in love, been proposed to, and eventually gotten manied.
years, she had
Chapter 14
After dropping Priscilla off at her place, Maddox immediately pulled out his plone and i why Priscilla had come to Lindow alone.
is assistant, Hayden Durham. He instructed the latter to investigate
eared in front of Priscilla earlier. In fact, he had to make a conscious effort to
Back at the cottage, Maddox couldn’t sleep. He wasn’t nearly as calmas he had appeared steady his heartbeat, afraid that it’s intersity might have startled her.
His phone chimed with a message. It was from Hayden. After reading the text, Maddox couldn’t help but smile.
“Wood is that, just a few days ago at josiah’s birthday party, his childhood sweetheart publicly announced that he and Ms. Collins were divorced. She then confessed her feelings to Josh. I’ll get you the full details tomorrow.”
It seemed that she was divorced. His chance had finally come. It was, without a doubt, the best news he had received in a long time.
Priscilla, who hadn’t dreamed in a while, actually had one that night. In the dream, she went back to the time in college before she met Josiah.
She wasn’t the person she was now. Once, while lining up for food in the cafeteria, her meal card went missing, and her phone had run out of battery.
Just as things were getting awkward, a beautiful hand reached out and swiped a card on her behalf, The fingers were long and clean–cut–just the kind she liked.
Priscilla had always had a thing for hands. Stunned by how attractive that hand was, she froze for a moment. By the time she came to and turned to thank him, all she saw was his back as he walked away.
from the night before the one that had passed her the towel. She thought that it was
When she woke up, Priscilla found herself thinking
ing about Maddog’s hand from also beautiful.
by the chaotic thoughts running through her
Priscilla’s cheeks flushed when she realized that she was thinking about a man she had only hast met. Embarrassed by the ch head, she slapped her cheeks in a futile attempt to shake them off.
She pushed open the front door and stepped outside. The sky above was a clear and vivid blue as if it had been freshly washed, The scent of blooming flowers drifted through the air. It was another bright and breezy day. Walking along the still–quiet street that was not yet alive with the usual bustle, she felt a deep sense of peace settle in her chest.
“What a coincidence.”
Hearing Maddux’s voler and seeing him walking up to greet her made Priscilla blush slightly. She had just been thinking it might be proof that people really would appear when you think of them.
“What a coincidencel you’re our shopping 100, she replied, only to immediately realize how silly she sounded.
It was too late to take it back, so she gave an awkward little smile instead.
about b
him that morning. She thought that
Watching Priscilla leave after just a few words left Maddox feeling slightly defeated. But by the tenth time Maddox appeared wallding toward her from the opposite direction, Priscilla couldn’t help but find it amusing.
Three two. Our
“What a coincidence,” light on cue, Maddux greeted her just as she flisted counting down silently in her head.
“It’s not a coincidence anymore. This is the tenth time today,” slar said.
Maddux stood there in silence, ferllogg a little coibarrassed,
“why don’t we just go together
Seeing how caught dif and Ije looked, Priscilla found in endeating and took the chance to invite him along, casting his awkwardness.
“Sure!” Mardor agreed quickly, mentally giving Jimself a round of applause,
the thought that his plan was working Staying up all night to read those dating tips had clearly paid off. It seemed that this shy, innocent, and slightly
All he needed to do was swallow his pride. He didin’t care about the method as long as it got lian the lady.
With Maddox by ler alde, Priscilla had a lovely day. She finally made up for the past few days when she couldn’t take any pretty photos.
wawkward.
As for Maddox, he happily played the role of her personal photographer all day, feeling tore than satisfied. After all, he’d just spent an entire day with the won he’d secretly adored for years
Chapter 15
