Chapter 0462

“No,” Julian said: “There’s no way Bridget would start that rumor.‘

I pressed my lips hard together and lowered my head so I wouldn’t have to look him in the eye. I hadn’t talked to him since the morning out in the gardens. He didn’t know all the new things I had heard from Bridget herself.

She had been so entirely indifferent to him and me sleeping together. After she ‘came to my rescue‘ against Nathan, she had literally told me she didn’t care if we had slept together or not. I knew then that those words would hurt Julian, just as I did now. I still didn’t want to tell him.

“It was her,” Veronica said. “I’m sure of it.”

Having suspected Bridget from the start, though hoping I was wrong, I believed Veronica. Bridget and Nicholas were the only two who knew I had been out late that night, other than Brian. But I couldn’t imagine Brian would say a word. And Nicholas wouldn’t lie to himself about this.

It could have only been Bridget from the start.

Julian, however, was having a hard time accepting that. His smile faded, as it so often did when it came to Bridget. Without a word, he turned toward the door. He stopped only to gently pat Elva on the head, then he rushed out into the hallway.

for a moment.

think he’ll be

she admitted. “It seems as if he’s been dealing with these feelings a

a blind spot when it comes to her.” “Love can do that,” she said. She glanced at

not quite as high as before. “Please pack both of those suits, Charlotte,” I said. “Is there one

“Come on, Elva. Yours are in the closet still. Why don’t I show

leaving the door opened

go to Julian about this. You certainly didn’t have

were a lot of reasons I felt you should join us,” Veronica said. “One of them is that I want you

I said again, just in case the first didn’t have enough emphasis. Then I

around Elva’s tea party now that she

sneaked past us and into the closet. She returned with a bag from a name brand clothing store. “I suspected this might come up sooner or later, so I took the

one a nice, conservative one–piece, the other, a more

with the two–piece,” Julian said. “I’ve seen your…” He glanced at Elva, who was looking at him curiously. “Er… assets.” He

are most comfortable in,” Veronica

took your clothes off and jumped into that lake

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