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Chapter 8: Decision, decision…
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Is it true?” Elsie asked her son. “Is Kendra truly pregnant?”
Kane cursed under his breath. “Who told you?”
“The gossip magazines!” She snapped and threw them at him. “I can’t believe you, Kane. Why would you keep this from me?”
“When did you start reading those rags?”
“That’s not the point. Why is Kendra pregnant and I’m finding out about it through third parties?”
“It was supposed to be under wraps until my divorce from Emilia is finalized.”
“Is it?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“There’s a process to it, Mother.”
“Get it done this week and propose to Kendra.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“No grandchild of mine will be born out of wedlock.”
“I thought you disliked Kendra.”
“I still do b
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“It’s ok. We can try again some other time,” said Matt while trying his best to hide his disappointment.“I’m sorry,” Emilia apologized.“Please, don’t be. Would you like something to drink?”“A glass of water would be fine.”“You got it!” She said a little too cheerfully and she cringed. The awkwardness in the room was unsettling.He walked across the room to get a glass of water. While he was at it, she watched him and admired his taut ass in those cotton boxers he wore.Why was she finding it difficult to have sex with Matt? After that impulsive kiss on the farm, she’d been sure that there would be a ginormous cosmic explosion once they joined hips.Instead, her body had gone into panic mode and she’d pushed him away when he tried to touch her. She had never felt so stupid in her life!“Here you go,” he said and offered her
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“Granny, I’m home!” Emilia called out as she strolled into the house through the kitchen.“I’m in the den!” Granny responded.Emilia dropped her handbag on the kitchen table and went in search of her grandmother. When she entered the den and saw who was sitting with her grandma, the smile on her face melted.“What are you doing here?”“Hi, Emilia,” said Kane, rising to his feet.“I’ll excuse you two,” Granny said, rising too.“Stay right there, Granny!”Her grandmother promptly obeyed and lowered her bum on the soft couch. She already knew that there’d be hell to pay for allowing Kane into the house.“What the hell are you doing here, Kane Beaumont?”“I came to apologize to you.”“Save it! Now, get out of here before I call the police to report a disturbance.”“Your anger
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“Thank you for seeing me,” said Lillian with a warm smile.“Of course,” Emilia replied.“Everything was a huge misunderstanding. Mother would have come with me to see you but she’s down with a cold.”“It’s ok. I understand. What shall I offer you?”Lillian chuckled. “You don’t have to be so formal with me. Reserve that for Mother.”Emilia laughed. Lillian was her first visitor after she returned to the city. Kane had asked to see her a couple of times but she’d turned down his requests. She wasn’t ready to face him again just yet.“It would be easy to just throw Kendra under the bus and pile all the blame on her, but we too failed you, Emilia. We allowed ourselves to be swayed by a few sensationalized photos. We didn’t even give you a chance to prove your innocence.”“Well, as my grandmother said, everyone makes mistakes.
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“Please, stay. You can go back home tomorrow.”Emilia smiled and snuggled deeper into Kane’s arms. “I didn’t tell my parents that I’d be sleeping over here.”“I’m sure they’ll understand if you don’t show up tonight. It’s not like you’re a teenager with a curfew.”She giggled. “Still…”He held her tighter as if to let her know that he wasn’t ready to let her go. They were in his bed, recovering from the hottest makeup sex in the history of mankind.“I think you should move back here,” he said wistfully.“As what?”“As a part of my family. You were a Beaumont once, remember?”“That was then.”“Meaning?”“You know what I mean.”“Can we start over? And this time, we’ll have a proper relationship. We’ll go on dates
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“Congratulations, darling. It is my pleasure to welcome you back to our home,” said Elsie with the brightest smile ever.“Thank you, Mother. I’m happy to be back,” Emilia replied.She’d finally given in to Kane’s request and moved her things back into the Beaumont mansion. Every member of the family showed up to welcome her back, including Jack who still called Emily.Elsie threw a private dinner a few days later to officially announce the engagement to their extended families and close friends. Chloe was beyond ecstatic to be inside the grand mansion again.“We’ll be having the wedding next month in Ireland,” Kane announced during the five-course dinner.Lillian gasped. “So soon? Why the hurry?”“Why wait? Emilia and I are eager to spend every waking moment of our lives together as husband and wife.”“Hear, hear!” Jack cheered.&ldq
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