Amanda McCabe - The Governess's Convenient Marriage

‘Of course. Oh, I almost forgot. This came for you. An invitation to Lady Cannon’s garden party.’

Malcolm glanced down at the engraved card she handed him. ‘How boring.’

‘Just so. But it’s one of the most sought-after events of the Season and Lady Cannon is a very good customer. Perhaps just a tiny little short appearance?’

He knew she was right and gave a brusque nod. ‘Just a tiny one.’

Miss Mersey gave a delicate little cough. ‘About the lady—I could make enquiries among the staff? Maybe they have noticed her.’

‘No,’ he snapped irritably, because what he really wanted to do was shout Yes, of course, find her! And that would be a mistake. ‘Thank you, Miss Mersey.’

She sniffed and spun around to leave the office, the door clicking shut behind her. No matter how miffed she was, she would never slam . Malcolm reached for the architect’s drawings of the Paris store and tried to concentrate on the important business at hand, expanding Gordston’s on to the Continent.

Yet he couldn’t quite get a pair of wide, heather-coloured eyes out of his mind.

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