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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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The next day, Scarlet made her way to one of the family hotels in the centre of Lockwood. What once was a small business with her great-grandfather renting out his homes turned into something large over the years. A business that kept growing to now have hotels spread across the kingdom.

"When you are finished here, there is a new supply of guns for you to inspect. And the art shop wishes to give you something," said Harry.

"Right," Scarlet said, remembering she was to go there. It had to be for some kind of portrait. 

Painting was something loved by the family so it made sense to have an art shop and be well interested in art being sold around the kingdom. While Scarlet dealt with most of the family businesses, one of her grandfather's siblings left their child to run the art shop her great-grandmother started.