in Sheila. He plans to come by in a couple of days to

go that far? Give

fe. "Your dad's business is in hot water. Timothy's willing to throw in som

that's in

with excitement, a seed

Sheila

a loaded older guy like Timothy? Rita wished she cou

felt as though she'd be

and she staggered

was a sex worker, a pa

trade her in marriage to Timot

seen t

ogled her like she

ko, with stories of cruelty towards y

tragedy. Did her dad even

one out, getting none of the love or attention. Now that the comp

w

n't stand

eila made her exit, caref

herself waiting outside the E

e you do

"Haven't I made it clear? I'm in love with Rita

artfelt speech, but his icy wor

ere piecing together the

lingy stalker, a loony bent on haunting him, and worse, someone

stepmom are forcing me into marriage with a ter

as blank as a wall. "

eila felt like she was the

d she keep behaving like a lost child, run

disturbing yo

away, doing her best to hold on

ooded he

t it seemed like she was up agai

she hoped he wouldn't fault h

But the moment Rita's call came in, inviting him to dinner, hi

onal ad discreetly popped up

bad habits. My family is pretty well-off; my dad runs a small business, and I have my own house and car. I'm searching for a dependable man

whil

a high-rise, a man stood by the window, one hand tucked into his poc

ctful distance. "We've got some details on the woman you spent last night wit

e window. The waning afternoon sun painted

Pad. "She's posted a

nal ad,

ails of the ad, his e

n't this

n his marriage proposal, and now here

d him that