Chapter 196 You Cannot Blame Me

• Amelia exhaled a small sigh, conceding even though the logic escaped her. "All right, I'll check with him."
• As he gathered his folders, Matthew stole one last glance at the earnest young woman before him and sighed inwardly; her innocence bordered on oblivious.
• He finally understood why Asher had spent months lurking in Amelia's orbit, inserting himself inch by inch into her world. Had he charged in with a grand confession, the skittish girl would have bolted long before he finished the first sentence.