Jingle Spells (2014)
“She’d never seen that look before—it was an almost panicked sort of dread—and the idea that she’d put it there didn’t make her want to gloat at all. In fact, she had the irrational urge to comfort him, to tell him not to worry. For the briefest of seconds he’d looked impossibly alone, the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Which was ridiculous. He wasn’t alone. He had his entire family—even the parents she’d never imagined him having—at his disposal, not to mention a cache of wealthy soc...ialites waiting in the wings. (Yes, she occasionally Googled him. No, she wasn’t proud, particularly when it came to her reaction to seeing him with any of the said socialites. Like she wanted to yank out their perfectly coiffed hair and break their fake fingernails.) “Congratulations,” Ethan told her, not a hint of the previous concern visible. He was his cool, unflappable self, the quintessential beautiful businessman. “I know you’ve been angling for an invitation there for years.”MoreLess
Which was ridiculous. He wasn’t alone. He had his entire family—even the parents she’d never imagined him having—at his disposal, not to mention a cache of wealthy soc...ialites waiting in the wings. (Yes, she occasionally Googled him. No, she wasn’t proud, particularly when it came to her reaction to seeing him with any of the said socialites. Like she wanted to yank out their perfectly coiffed hair and break their fake fingernails.) “Congratulations,” Ethan told her, not a hint of the previous concern visible. He was his cool, unflappable self, the quintessential beautiful businessman. “I know you’ve been angling for an invitation there for years.”MoreLess
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