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“You’ve been very helpful,” he says “You’ve given me a lot to think about Thank you, Amelia”

I watch in horror as he leaves the roo? Did I ravitating toward me, it now feels like he’s even further from my reach

If he wanted one to chase down the wo I’m not Beautiful Rich Clever and funny Skinny I feelto sit down I can still sne in the air, the last reminder that he was here at all

I should never have gotten ood enough for an a man like him And now, it hurts to think that there was ever a chance It hurts to think that my last hope has been dashed It hurts to think I’ve wastedfor love that’s always been out of my reach

I’ve hurt enough now I’ve spentabused by the other staffLeo’s heart But within the next thirty days, he’ll find someone else and marry her Then I’ll have to live in the sa I’ve ever wanted I’ll have to put a smile on my face as I serve her and pretend thatin my chest…

Or I’ll have to leave I’ll have to finally find the courage to walk away from Leo I kno much that’ll hurt I know that it’ll be nearly impossible when all I want is to bask in his presence So he can never behis love to so her everything that I desire…

I can’t take it I can’t live like this anyoing to leave this place forever for the sake of my sanity It’ll hurt like hell, but at least I won’t have to watch so the life I want…

At least I can allow my heart to break in peace

Chapter Five

Leo

I sit alone in ot a problem on my hands, for sure It’s clear from my conversation with Ao for it with the woman I desire, and the only wonore that fact when the clause says I have to marry for love

But I feel I haven’t exah What if there’s a subsection that tellsthat my father would have had so to set me up omen, much to my dismay

I hear a ping onup I frown I clearedthe co I don’t recall setting up any appoint business or pleasure…

I check the notification and my heart drops to my stomach I knew it I just knew that …

On my calendar is a dinner date with Claudia Waterstone I wrinkle my nose Claudia is insufferable, in my opinion I’ve met her a handful of tih she’s a beautiful woht ood looks and theI couldn’t care less about her or her life

And yet here I ah Did I do so to piss off my dad before he died? Is that why he’s set me up with this ridiculous woman?

Surely he can’t expect me to marry her? He told me to marry, for love, not someone I can’t stand Surely he doesn’t think that just because she has ood match for me?

I stand and begin to pace the office The trouble is, if this has been organized for some time, then it would be very rude to cancel on the day of I’ve always prided ive that up now just because o on this ridiculous date, have dinner with Claudia, and then let her down gently There’s no other way around it