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The Resilient Lady Collins

Scarlet Collins's life is flipped upside down after news of her divorce from her husband, Jack Humphrey, spreads around town. Despite her husband’s affairs being brought to light, Scarlet finds herself the topic of gossip as the town tries to find the answer to why Jack would leave the young heiress. Already burdened with having to take care of her family, Scarlet now finds herself being forced to listen to the many reasons why her marriage failed. Said to be a woman with a heart made of black ice, the people in town believed their opinions would not affect her so they had no reason to stop voicing them. During an afternoon out seeking peace, she finds herself starting an unlikely relationship with Lord Kingsley's bastard son, Ian Kingsley.

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It was expected that she would be on his mind as she was part of the reason he was in this state as he said. Scarlet just didn't expect to listen to her name be called.

There was something all around to have her on edge. She bit her lip, not knowing whether to continue by telling him to hurry or to close the door. Should her parents come this way it would make for an awkward proper meeting. 

"Ian," she let her voice be heard. "You must hurry."

Scarlet could no longer hear his voice after she spoke and thought that he was finished. It was strange to think that she allowed him to do this in her office. This wasn't helping to rid herself of the dream she had with Ian.

Instead, it was making her want to be that close to someone again. 

"Such things are not worth being reckless over," Scarlet reminded herself.

She was not some kind of horny person so desperate for laying with someone. She could control herself. Scarlet always did.