“Bella was never going to step back quietly. When I looked into her eyes, it felt like she genuinely wanted to kill me.”
“What are you planning to do?”
“Nothing dramatic. I’ll just keep an eye on her.”
They talked about various small matters that still needed to be handled as they returned to the estate, and that marked the end of dealing with the reporters.
“I guess I worried for nothing. It really wasn’t a big deal.”
“It’s more troublesome than it looks. You have to appear natural while giving them nothing they can nitpick.”
“Did I look strange?”
“Not at all. Honestly, you were so natural it surprised me.”
Cedric was delighted by how comfortably she walked through the ducal garden, but he tried hard not to show it. If he relaxed even a little, he feared he might start smiling foolishly without realizing it.
Today’s newspapers carried…
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