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‘Scarlet S , without the mockery that had laced his previous comment, ‘I’m touched’

Their eyes collided and Scarlet blushed to the roots of her hair ‘Everyone knows that you should take the celebrity stories with a pinch of salt,’ she retorted crossly

Her face got even hotter and her scowl even fiercer as he continued to look at her, one dark brow raised

‘My father believes there’s no s pause—painful for Scarlet anyway

‘People do and I suppose his generation—’

‘Sure, there is the generation gap, but it’s more than that,’ Roman interrupted ‘Before he met my mother, Dad had planned to enter a seminary’

Scarlet’s eyes widened ‘Seminary? Isn’t that where you train to be a priest?’

‘It is,’ Roman confirmed

‘Gracious!’ she exclaily ‘No wonder he doesn’t approve of you!’

‘You and he will get on fa an uncharacteristic indecisiveness, he stopped and raked a hand through his dark hair ‘Well, you ht as well hear the story from me as you’ll undoubtedly hear a version of it from my father when you meet him’

Scarlet was so curious she let the assuan senior pass without comment

‘I was engaged to a girl—Sally’

Her eyes widened ‘You were engaged?’

‘Yes, about five years ago Why so surprised, Scarlet? Most -term relationship’

‘But I thought you were…’

‘A shalloouilty colour in her cheeks with a cynical smile ‘Relax, there’s no need to totally retrench, the two are not necessarily mutually incompatible’

‘Did your father not approve of her?’