I Know Why Austyn Married You
Kira Hewitt was a little forward, but she was also friendly
That dress made her look like a young princess who should live in a castle and be doted on by everyone around her.
She was nothing like the temperamental, hor–headed scamp Gideon described.
Gwen would have liked her if they’d met under any other circumstances.
But she couldn’t
The moor likeable Kira Hewitt was, the harder it was to draw Gideon away from her.
Gwen would have much preferred if Hewitt was an arrogant, spoiled diva.
She took a deep breath to calm the rising tide of imitation in her bosom.
have somewhere else to be,‘ she said averly. “If you’ll excuse me,
pass
Oh, okay. Sorry to have bothered you. Kira offered an apologetic smile and stood aside to let Owen p
she had more questions, but the woman was clearly not in the mood forconversation.
Kicauessed the urge to snap a picture of the woman.
She didn’t have her phone with her anyway.
she wanted to have poood when she recounted this strange encounter to Austyn later.
Without a picture, he probably wouldn’t believe she’d found her doppelgänger.
Austyn knew the event organiser.
Maybe he had a way to find out the woman’s name.
‘Hewitt‘
Kira turned around when she heard her name.
That voice was familiar.
She raised an eyebrow when she saw who it was,
Karleigh Woods was standing in the shadows behind a potted plant
What was doing here?
wura started walking away.
She had no interest in talking to the actress.
That women had brought her nothing but trouble.
“Stop! Kayleigh raised her voice. “I want to talk to you!!
‘But I don’t want to talk to you.”
* have something to tell you!”
‘Not Interested.‘
Kayleigh stomped her feet.
‘Don’t you ward to know why Austynnurled you?”
Het words stopped Kira dead in hertracks
She clenched her fists
She’d posed the question to Austyn before, but he prevaricated and gave her a tongue–in–cheek answer.
Hesaldemared her out of clucity
Kirwantowed, but she knew betterthan to pinh
Austyn helped save her father
That was fact
eghouldn’t looka gift horse in the mouth.
The motive for his action, whatever it was, shouldn’t matter, right?
het dont lingmeil
Could Kayleighardlylineelle au?
Kinawadedtowalk away.
But her feet closed to mor
“Stoplying to voneself,” another voice said in her heart. ‘You do care.”
Krahotted, spun around and matched overto Kayleigh. “Why?”
Krleighamed. Follow me. Let’s find a quiet place to talk”
“Why can’t we just talt here?‘ Kura didn’t want to go anywhere with her.
Tahigh–profile actress. Kayleigh raised her chin. Der people see me, they’re going to want photos and autographs.”
Kita recalled the last time she left with Rayleigh, “Where’s your henchman?‘
“you mean my bodyguard, he took the day off.”
The truth was, Frank had been recalled by the company, along with Kayleigh’s agent, assistants and chauffeur.
MS Entertainment was forcing Kayleigh to take a one–year berak from her career.
All thanks to this Hewitt woman,
Kayleigh started walking away, beading for a side door.
She knew Hewitt would follow her.
Kahesitated for a moment
The banquet hall was filled with people.
This was a public venue
Kayleigh was a public figure.
without her burly bodyguard by her side, she probably couldn’t do much damage.
Kira chased after the act
owen observed the exchange from some distance away.
She couldn’t see the person Kiwas talling to, but the look on Kira’s face caught her attention
Then left with that person.
They were heading towards a door leading out of the banquet hall.
Gwen didn’t catch the entire conversation, but she heard one word distinctly–married.”
She thought about Gideon
What would be think if he found out his beloved was already with someone else?
She followed the duo at a distance.
Kim was getting impatient.
Kayleigh just kept on walking, Fuming this way and that
They were no longer in the banquet hall
Instead, Kira found herself in a dimly lit passageway probably meant for service personnel
When I was about your age, Austyn spoiled me rotten.‘ Kayleigh had a faraway look in her eyes. He gave me everything Lasked for. He gave me a good life, career, and most importantly, he gave me his love.
good
She smiled wistfully. ‘I was the lackest woman in the entire world. Oh, how the others envied me. They coveted what I had. But I laiew they couldn’t take it away from me. They couldn’t take Austyn away from me. I was going to marry him and we’d live happily ever atter.”
Keyinghhalted.
Her smile evaporated. ‘Bat you! You’r just a nobody. You came out of nowhere and moved into Austyn’s house you became Mrs McCarthy!”
calistened with a blank tare
She should have expected this.
Kayleigh didn’t know the answer.
She pured it to lose Kira eut so she could get her alone wolvent.
Her face was distorted with batard
Ither lank saw her now, they probably wouldn’t recognise her.
Kayleigh pointed a finger at Kira’s nose. Do you think Austyn married you because he loves you?
Hersheill laughterevedented inthe nanow hallway
“Thon’t be stupid” He only loves Deborah Connelly!!
Deborals the man’s first and only true love
Kayleigh wasn’t jealous of bebotali
Know Why Austyn Married You
The woman was dead and therefore no threat to her.
But Kira Hewitt was alive.
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