The Ruthless Marriage Proposal
Sydney airport. Eight o'clock. One Friday evening in March. "THANK YOU for flying with us, Mr Armstrong," the female flight attendant purred as Sebastian disembarked through the first class exit.
He nodded and hurried on by, anxious to get out to the taxi rank before the hordes descended. Thankfully, he'd only brought a cabin bag with him and didn't have to collect any luggage.
The warm air outside the air–conditioned terminal came as a shock and Sebastian was glad to step into a taxi with minimal delay. He momentarily thought of ringing Emily to let her know he'd caught an earlier flight, but decided against it. It wasn't as though he needed her to cook him dinner, and really, he wasn't in the mood to talk.
All he wanted was to get home…
Emily's hands trembled as she picked up her resignation letter from the computer printer and read it through.
Just a few simple sentences, yet it had taken her over an hour to compose.
But it was done now. Her decision had been made. 'And it's the right decision," Emily muttered to herself as she propped the envelope against her desk calendar. 'The onl ... read full excerpt from The Ruthless Marriage Proposal ebook
