ter 154 A Quiet Resolution
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Riley changed into a comfortable set of loungewear, towel–dried her damp hair, and settled into the bed in her bedroom.
The room was simple–nothing like the lavish, over–the–top luxury of Ashford Manor. But in that sicity, she felt a sense of calm she hadn’t known in a long time.
a time, back when she e, far from every
her wildest d
arrived in Havenbrook, when she was just an ordinary girl with
the weddin
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agine she’d marry into a family as prominent as the Ashfords.
ecome a wind–up toy–constantly pushing herself to measure up to avoid the judgmental looks
y into playing the part of Mrs. Ashford, watching her every step, careful
polished pretense, lying in her own orgotten. Riley closed her eyes, d s were completely over, she’d tal
e, she finally breathed a kind of eath, and made a quiet decision: he off–somewhere peaceful, just
g, Riley arrived at the office ris
she stepped into the oper poken questions.
prised. The scandal he Ashford famil in the digital
uld feel the glances–subtle, lingering.
ophia from the previous night had been quickly ney at it, pulling news pieces and silencing onlin at, it was like trying to put spilled water back in the
and small circles. Of course the office would know
lked straight to her desk, posture relaxed, expression neutral
own for years drifted over. They wore concerned expressions, but
woman asked gently. “Is what’s going around true? About Mr. Ashford they’re saying?”
saw the updates last night. I couldn’t believe it. How could he do that to you?”
cred a small, calm smile—no strain, no unease.
itle, that ease of hers
hing you
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