The Alchemist's Key
“‘Later, Talbot. I had a late night.’ Wade waved the butler away and disappeared back under the covers.
‘But Lady Sinclair shall be here to collect you within the hour, Sir. Don’t you want to eat first?’ ‘Oh, shit.’ Wade flipped the covers down, his face all scrunched up with remorse. ‘I’d forgotten all about that … damn it.’ Now he and Andrew wouldn’t have time for their little powwow. ‘Never mind.’ Wade pulled himself up into a seated position, figuring that he could follow Louisa in his own c...ar and talk to Andy on the way. Plus it would save Louisa’s chauffeur from having to drive him back to Ashby this evening. Moreover, Wade wanted to prove Hugh wrong about Louisa. But, as his friend was usually a far better judge of women than he, Wade intended to keep his distance, at least until he knew Louisa better.
‘Then I shall travel down with you,’ Louisa suggested playfully.
‘I chain smoke,’ Wade blurted out. ‘Ask Andy, I’m chronic.’ ‘Like a chimney, my Lady,’ Andy assured her.MoreLess
‘But Lady Sinclair shall be here to collect you within the hour, Sir. Don’t you want to eat first?’ ‘Oh, shit.’ Wade flipped the covers down, his face all scrunched up with remorse. ‘I’d forgotten all about that … damn it.’ Now he and Andrew wouldn’t have time for their little powwow. ‘Never mind.’ Wade pulled himself up into a seated position, figuring that he could follow Louisa in his own c...ar and talk to Andy on the way. Plus it would save Louisa’s chauffeur from having to drive him back to Ashby this evening. Moreover, Wade wanted to prove Hugh wrong about Louisa. But, as his friend was usually a far better judge of women than he, Wade intended to keep his distance, at least until he knew Louisa better.
‘Then I shall travel down with you,’ Louisa suggested playfully.
‘I chain smoke,’ Wade blurted out. ‘Ask Andy, I’m chronic.’ ‘Like a chimney, my Lady,’ Andy assured her.MoreLess
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