Reeling from the shame, anger, embarrassment of his break up with the love of his life publicly, Kieran White had gotten involved with a common waitress at the pub he visited. They had hit it off and soon had a one night stand that led to them signing a contract marriage of five years so Kieran could head his family's business. 

What Edwina Hall had thought was a dream come true soon came shattering with a reality so blindly forced into her face when her husband asked her to sign the divorce papers he presented to her. Devastated, she had signed the papers and had left her cold-hearted ex-husband alone only to realize that she was pregnant with his son. 

Five years later, the duo crossed part in the most unlikely places and this time, the tables had turned as Kieran would do anything to get Edwina to notice him and most importantly, be with him again. 

Would Edwina continue to feign indifference to the man who had her heart and the father of her son or would she ignore him and move on with someone else?

Just to humor Aunt Juliette, I moved back into the estate. 


Jeremy was indifferent about the arrangement, and Aunt Juliette, ever the voice of reason, kept the tension down to a low. 


I spent hours in the study of Ciara's father, comparing and contrasting the effects of the relationship. Mr. Carmichael wanted us to announce the engagement in a dramatic way, maybe just do it in public during one of our fake dates. 


I was okay with that. Luke was too. My only issue was hoping that Ciara would not make a big deal out of it again.


She had been suspiciously polite though. A little salty, but cordial nonetheless. I had a feeling that it was due to the constant presence of her father, and while I was grateful for the small respite, I knew it would not last for long. 


Because Ciara's father flew out of the country today. 


And as fate would have it, Aunt Juliette had left LA a few days ago too, probably on some informal meeting with her friends or something.


Chapter 204 - CHAPTER 21