Page 44 of Tormented Billionaire Romance Series

She frowned for a moment. “She's been crying a lot. She thinks she's hiding it well, but she's not. I can always tell what my sister is feeling.”

“That's how I am with Jen. I can always tell. It's the sibling bond that does that.”

“I think the wedding business is helping her focus, but she'll need to sweat out all those negative feelings eventually.”

I nodded. “It's not healthy to keep them in.”

“I could say the same for you.”

I gave her a funny look and chuckled nervously. “Why would you say that?”

“I mean, you're showing a lot of interest in my sister for apparently being totally over her,” she replied. She paused suddenly and knitted her brows together with concern. “Unless you're not actually over her.”

“I wouldn't say that.”

“You could have been thinking it.”

“Are you a mind-reader now?”

“You didn't know? That's my side hobby. Call me Miss Laura Palm Reader.”

I laughed. “You're a trip, Laura.”

“And so are you. Speaking of, when is the trip exactly? Are you really going to leave right after the wedding?”

“Well, the boss said the end of the month. That could be a week after the wedding or the very next day.”

“Are you sure you want to do that?”

I frowned. “I mean, yeah. It's my job.”

“But is that really what you want to do?”

I mulled over the question silently as I reached for my water. When I took a sip, the cool liquid soothed my throat and my belly, chasing away some of the anxiety I felt. “Actually, I don't know.”

“It just seems like your interest in Clara's life was perfectly timed. You're here for your sister's wedding right after Clara gets out of a long-term relationship. Don't you think that's fate?”

“Fate?”

“Yeah. It's one of those things the universe does to show you that you're on the right path.”

I chuckled. “I don't think that's the definition of fate, Laura.”

“You never know. Maybe these things all happened the way they did so that you would reconsider where you stand.”

“I hate to think about it.”

“I can understand that. I wouldn't want to think about it either, but I think it's important to reflect. You never know where you could end up.”

I shrugged. “I'll probably end up traveling for my job as I always do. I don't think another relationship would work out.”

But I have been thinking about it.

I blinked away the thought.

Laura offered me a knowing grin. “Since you are like a brother to me, I will dare to say I can tell what you're feeling just like I can with my sister.”

“And what do you think I'm feeling?”

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