All Chapters of OVERNIGHT HEIRESS : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Amelia's POVToday felt like a redo of my meeting with Julian at the eatery that day, so I wanted to make sure it went right. What a bad idea.Now I found myself sitting awkwardly at a table, ten minutes too early and without the man in sight. Even worse, I couldn't decide whether the waitresses were gossiping about me sitting alone despite being obviously dressed up for a date, or if it was just my imagination.I ordered a smoothie and sipped it slowly, trying to calm my fraying nerves. I was this close to doing jumping jacks just to ward off the awkwardness when I saw him walking in.Finally!I composed myself and tried not to look like I had been eating myself up. As he drew closer, it became a struggle not to drool, because damn.It wasn't like I hadn't seen him looking gorgeous before on other occasions. Hell, this man could wear a sack and still look smouldering hot. But seeing him now, I could tell that he had put in some effort.It shouldn't have filled me with warmth, but it

Amelia's POVThe next day, the internet was full of pictures of Julian and I during our date. Pictures of us laughing and talking with each other. Who took these pictures, and when? It was most likely the other people who had been in the restaurant with us, or even the staff, that took the pictures and released them online.It was not that I minded. Actually, I liked it.I had been counting on people finding out about our date, because it would make them assume that we were together.I knew a lot of celebrities who had gotten together thanks to a few nudges from the public.I was lying in bed that fine morning, scrolling through the comments with a big smile on my face. There were a few people saying mean things about how I was destined for disappointment and how dare the man-eater have the nerve to go for their precious Julian Lake. I rolled my eyes and ignored them, choosing to focus instead on the ones that were joyfully rooting for our romance and wishing us a happy ending. They w

Amelia's POVSomeone needed to call me the heart stealer, because I was definitely nailing this Julian Lake project. To think that we had gone from two strangers in a bar to people who texted each other and spent a long time on calls."Guess who has found the venue for a certain second date?" I said, cradling the phone to my ear as I stirred a cup of hot chocolate."Took you long enough," he replied."Hey!" I said. "At least it's not a cliche place like that restaurant. It takes time to find something perfect, don't you know?""Are we going to the moon, then?" he retorted teasingly."Awesome as that sounds, I'll pass," I replied. "I'm not sure how easy it would be to talk with both our heads covered.""Good point," he said.I could hear the laughter in his voice, and it brought a smile to my face."I'm having chocolate," I said, lifting the cup to my mouth, "would you like some?""Sure. Just pour it through the phone to me," he replied."Let me think about that," I said, tapping my ch

Amelia's POVWas I dreaming? I had to be dreaming, because in what world did Ray do things like apologize to me? I hadn't known her for long, but I had known her long enough to understand that she preferred to take on the role of victim in every situation.So for her to be saying this right now… the history books needed to record this moment."Um… Bella?" she called.That was when I realized that I had been staring at her without saying anything."Oh!" I said. "Uh… you said I was right? What was I right about?"That sounded like the safest thing to say at the moment."Well, that Julian Lake doesn't belong to me just because I have a crush on him," she replied. "He's a person capable of making his own choices, so it's not fair for me to claim that you stole him.""Oh," I said. "Okay.""So we're good?" she asked hopefully."Of course," I replied.She was acting weird, yes, but I didn't see the point in dragging out our ridiculous rivalry."Cool," she said, looking genuinely happy."So,

Amelia's POVRay walked out, leaving me all alone. I took out my phone and sent a quick text to Julian, telling him I was unwell and needed to be picked up earlier. I hoped he would listen. I had agreed to call, not text, but I really didn't think I could talk right now.I put the phone away and pressed the towel tighter to my forehead, squeezing my eyes shut as I waited for Ray to come back. She probably went to get the aspirin. But I waited and waited, and she didn't come back. My shivering was getting worse, and I dropped the towel to wrap my arms around my body.I was starting to sweat, and my clothes were scratching uncomfortably against my skin. I was itching all over, despite the air conditioning being turned on to full blast.At least the floor was cold, so I took off my dress before I could think about how weird that was, and curled up on the floor wearing only my swimsuit.The cold floor helped a bit, but it still wasn't enough. My mouth was strangely dry and I tried to pus