It was Friday afternoon and Katherine Bennet had just finished sending the last contract she had drafted to the publishing house’s legal team when her doorbell rang. “Who is it?” she asked as she approached the door. When there was no reply, she curiously peered into the peeking hole only to be surprised to see Paris de Bourgh, her nemesis, standing on the other side of the door.
“You clearly have seen me so why don’t you just open the door and get this over with?” said Paris, arching one of her eyebrows in an aristocratic manner that would make her predecessors proud. After all, unlike Kate who was born in a middle-class family, Paris was born with a silver spoon.
Kate heaved a sigh before unlocking the door and swinging it open. “What do you want, Paris?”
“Why?” Paris tilted her head to one side, a
C H A P T E R 3 2 : W H E N I T C O M E S T O P R I D E W I L L I A M W I N D S O R “What on Earth do you think you are doing?!” exclaimed Kate as she gripped the edge of her towel a bit tighter. “And how did you get in here?” “Through the front door like a normal person would,” answered William, lifting one eyebrow as he looked at her questioningly.He then leaned back against the wall by the door and shoved his hand into the pocket of his dark jeans. "You know, instead of asking me, may I suggest you ask yourself why you did not lock your front door properly? This is not a nice neighborhood." He frowned, for a split second there were worries in his emerald green eyes. "I must have forgotte
“Well that is it, I am not lying,” said Katherine with a low chuckle. Jaxon watched her for a few seconds then sighed. “You may be able to fool me for the first few days but not forever, Katherine. Not this long.” He glanced at William who was still in the bar before turning back to Kate. “I know he has been here in New York all this time. You do not need to cover for him anymore, Katherine. Tell me, are you truly unhappy with your marriage?” He continued to stare at her as he waited for her reply. He was truly worried and was never entirely convinced when his best friend had first informed him that she was going to marry his horrible ex, William. Even though she had never said it to him and despite her own words telling him that William had only been nothing but a summer memory, he always knew how much she actually liked that asshole. “I am alright, Jax.” She took his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. Her lips stretched into a convincing s
Kate stared at Jaxon's back as he walked through the crowd with a frown. It had been difficult to lie to one's best friend and she wished that she had convinced him enough so that he would stop asking about her marriage and her relationship with William. She heaved a sigh and was not sure if she could do this anymore. Perhaps she should limit her interaction with Jaxon so she did not have to tell another lie. “Are you okay?” said a low voice from beside her. There was no emotion, not even worries in his voice which was not entirely surprising. Kate turned to face William and shrugged her shoulders. “Why wouldn't I be?” "I don't know. You seem like you are emotionally exhausted," he replied. He lifted his hand to cup the side of her face. "Are you truly alright?"
William bent down to pull up his pants then picked up his discarded tie on the kitchen counter next to Kate's shawl. He turned around only to find Kate having trouble pulling the zipper of her dress up. He moved behind her and softly pushed her hand away. "Allow me." Once he finally zippered her dress properly, he took her shawl off the counter and draped it on her shoulders. She turned around, her hands were on her head as she tried to fix her hair. "How do I look?" Her blue eyes widened as she looked directly at him, waiting for h
It was two weeks later when William woke up in the morning and almost rolled to his left and fell on the floor. Almost. Thankfully his reflex was impeccable and he managed to jump back to bed. He silently cursed then glanced at Kate who was still asleep. Slowly he swung his legs over the side of the single-sized bed and rose to his feet. He walked out of the bedroom, closed the door softly behind him, then walked to the kitchen. He turned on the coffee machine and made some coffee for himself and Kate. With his hands resting on the kitchen counter, he could not help but recall what had happened last night. He had picked her up from her office and they had gone to the supermarket nearby to get some ingredients for dinner. Yet by the time they had finally arrived at her flat, they had placed the groceries on the counter and somehow agreed to sate their 'other' hunger — the one that had nothing to do w
Kate was sitting on the bed as she watched William's maids putting her things neatly into their joint closet. Glancing down at her phone, she bit her bottom lip as her heart was slowly but surely filled with guilt. She had told William that she was going to inform her landlord to rent out her flat and yet she found herself keeping on putting it off. At first, she had said to herself that she was simply waiting until all of her things had been moved out to William's place before informing her landlord. Now, having most of her essential things already moved here to William's apartment, she still could not bring herself to call her landlord even though s
Kate blinked. Her eyes met the green eyes that belonged to the older man who was supposed to be sick and yet looking at him right now, she could only see a businessman. Someone who regarded her as a potential partner instead of his grandson’s wife. Not sure whether her ears had incorrectly heard him or not, she took a step forward and said, “Pardon?” William’s grandfather pushed himself up with his elbows and sat on his bed. “You heard me. How much di
Since the moment the car had been parked and they were on their way to the porch, both William and Kate could not keep their hands to each other. Kisses were shared, some were even French. William was fumbling with the keys, trying to insert the key into the keyhole. “One second, Love,” he pulled away from her, although not far enough considering she had her arms around his neck. “I want you as much as you want me but we will not be able to take it to the next level unless we get inside quickly unless we want to have trouble with the authorities.” “Fine then,” answered Kate, grinning. She dropped her hands and let him unlock the front door. He unlocked the door quickly and ushered her in before locking the door again behind them. Once they were inside, she had no time to see around because as soon as she heard the lock click, he closed the gap and was kissing her fiercely, deeply, and so very intimately that she was utterly shattered by how beautiful it was. She had missed him ter