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