One of the women with Helen had her fingers crossed and her eyes welling up with tears. “That’s right! I’m so jealous, Ms. Lane…” Sean was smiling in turn.
With the vibes and the setting, there was no reason for Helen to say no!
Pressured by her employees and mother, Helen certainly found herself being washed along by the mood around her.
Before she could say yes, however….
“Oh, proposing at a bar? How lively!” Helen stiffened at the all–too–familiar voice and looked up to find Vicky, with Frank standing beside her.
and Helen withdrew
no…” she started to explain, only to glance at Vicky and remember that she
the
did not want to see Frank with another woman, just as
she realized she could not forget the
the other hand, Sean was
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