He laughed. “How many of us are having that same thought?”
“Aside from my sister, Mr. Hunter and you.”
“Hmm. Well, it may be that we are more perceptive than the others.”
“What is it that everyone is afraid of? Olney has been nothing but kind to me. He has stood by his proposal to me even when his parents were less than pleased. Does that not prove he loves me?”
“It proves that he wants you, Miss O’Rourke, and is willing to pay the price to have you. But it pleases me to hear how much he is looking forward to tonight.”
Heat scorched her cheeks and she was slightly dizzy. What possible interest could Mr. Devlin have in how much Olney wanted her? The way his gaze swept slowly up her body until he met her eyes was unsettling, to say the least. Not insulting, but far too familiar. Far too knowledgeable.
He walked in a circle around her and then stopped in front of her again. “As for the wedding dress, I confess it is quite unpleasant. You’d have done better to leave it in the rain yesterday.”
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