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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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"You've been staring at the door since you came out here. Are you expecting a special lady to come to you today?" Owen teased Ian.

Ian ignored Owen and continued to look around at the customers they had today. It was busier in the day than normal and he knew it had something to do with his relationship being spread around. 

Many were curious about the returned son regardless of whether they knew about the drama from years ago. Most just wanted to see who Scarlet was with now.

"We may need to hire a few more people. If the day is like this, imagine how it will be at night. Are you listening to me, Ian? Why do I bother with you?" Owen shook his head.

"Did you look into the records about that man?" Ian asked, speaking of Robert.