Chapter 11

“Callum, it’s no big deal, honestly. I put on a pretty dress, and I hang off the arm of a lonely guy at an event. It’s good money, and it’s temporary. Just until I have enough to buy the premises for my patisserie….”

Callum stared straight ahead, hands still gripping the steering wheel. His brows were furrowed, jaw clenched, and his knuckles were beginning to turn white.

Sophie was beginning to feel cross. Who did he think he was? Showing up out of the blue and reacting this way when she was only trying to be honest. What did he expect after five years? That there’d be no surprises, that she’d simply been sitting around waiting for the day he decided to chase after her… Until that package arrived at her door, she was convinced she would never see Callum Buchanan again.

“You know, you really have no right to be mad at me. How I chose to earn a living while we were broken up for five years is really non