Beauty and the Billionaire by Jessica Clare

Did she find out about the island he bought her and disapproved? It seemed unlikely. Hunter racked his brain, trying to think of what could be bothering her. “Just thinking about an annoying conversation I had earlier.” She sighed, and then got quiet.

Gretchen shook her head and put her hands over his. “What? No! Why does everyone keep asking that?”

“Having second thoughts about getting married?” That was a red flag if he’d ever heard one. Hunter tucked her against him and wrapped his arms around her. She curled up with a book while he went through some last-minute emails during their favorite TV show, and then, when they went to bed? Still quiet. His lovely, talkative Gretchen was unusually quiet that evening through dinner. “But you don’t want to be?” Audrey guessed as they left the study. “But you’re blushing,” Gretchen pointed out. “Who’s Wesley?” She asked, trying to change the subject before she started blubbering like a madwoman. “Because I look like you,” Daphne teased her sister.Īnd Gretchen suddenly felt all weepy again, because it was almost like they didn’t hate each other anymore. “Not that I haven’t done a good job of that anyhow.” The label doesn’t want me blimping up on my time off.” Her smile was rueful. Wesley has me logging everything I eat and drink so I can be aware of what my caloric expenditure is. It’s a good thing my gown isn’t fitted like Taylor’s.” “I have a feeling you’re going to be cramming a lot of sweets in my direction for the next week. How about you guys?”Īudrey got to her feet. “I suppose we should go back to baking.” She rubbed her stomach. guess.” Maybe she’d just seduce him after all and try to wring the information out of him. Gretchen was many things, but patient wasn’t one of them. “Then leave it alone,” Daphne said bluntly, handing the phone back to Audrey. “I just want to get married to the man I love.” “You want to wring it out of him, don’t you?”

Beauty and the Billionaire by Jessica Clare