Chapter 139 All The Conscious

• All the conscious knowing she had believed in with Flynn hadn’t proved true. All the planning she’d done towards their wedding...wasted in the worst possible way. Better to let life happen, not think too far ahead with this relationship. It would evolve into whatever it was meant to. Right now, all she wanted to think, to feel, was...Tony.
• Isabella Valeri King cast her eye around the grand ballroom, checking that all was as it should be for this wedding reception. King’s Castle certainly provided a splendid venue for such happy functions and usually she took pleasure in seeing that everything was running perfectly, as it seemed to be this evening. However, the joy shining from the faces of the newly married couple at the bridal table was another reminder of Antonio’s frustrating lack of co-operation in her plans for him.
• She had specifically asked him to come by the castle this afternoon, ostensibly to reassure her she had chosen a good chef for Duchess—a perfectly reasonable request in the circumstances. Her main objective had been to gauge his interest in Hannah O’Neill, whether or not he had the good sense to see her as a possible partner for him in the journey of life.