Alle Kapitel von No Longer His Convenient Wife: Kapitel 181 – Kapitel 190

The cruelty of it made something crack inside my chest. “How much?” Chef Dubois’s voice was shaking now too. “How many dishes did you contaminate?” The guy was talking faster now, words running together. “Most of the children’s meals—maybe eight or nine of them. And several trays of the appetizers

Despite how awful I felt, a small laugh escaped me. Sophie smiled faintly back at me before nudging a cold bottle of water into my hand. Condensation dripped down my fingers instantly. “Drink this,” she said. “You look like a ghost and you’ve worked too hard to faint before the vows. We’ve got you

Then she smiled again, her face relaxing. "Just doing my job. It’s all set.” She gestured at the rows of filled glasses. “I started pre-pouring so service would go faster during the toast. Hope that’s okay.” I glanced over automatically. Every single glass already filled. Ready for service.

For one horrible suspended second nothing happened at all. Then the flame caught the edge of the black linen tablecloth soaked in spilled alcohol from the shattered cocktails. I watched the fire catch and spread in what felt like slow motion but couldn’t have been more than seconds. One moment it

I’d barely gotten out of the car before I saw her crossing the property near the cocktail area and somehow my chest tightened instantly because even from that distance I knew it was her. I’d know the way Dahlia moved anywhere. She disappeared into the barn. I started walking towards her. “Sebasti