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It had been almost four days since Amber met Richard, and the encounter had upied her thoughts
continuously. As much as she acknowledged that epting his offer was risky and embarrassing, she
couldn’t help but contemte the potential benefits of his proposal.
If there was one thing she had to concede, Richard was correct in identifying her as a scornful
woman.
Since witnessing Marlene and Kayden’s wedding. Amber has struggled to sleep well at night. Recurring
nightmares haunted her, featuring the joyous exchange of vows between her sister and ex–husband,
despite the profound betrayal it represented.
The emotional toll that the entire situation took on her was excruciating, especially since they showed
no pretense of caring about her or her feelings. After seeing that she had be nonexistent to them,
her desire to exact revenge on both of them and make them regret turning her into aughingstock
consumed her.
Richard’s offer proved to be tempting, presenting an opportunity for her to gain the power necessary to
confront Kayden and Marlene. Since her own family had now abandoned her and she had no one else
to turn to, Richard seemed like her best bet at getting the payback she desperately wanted.
And after days of contemtion, Amber decided it was time to respond.
Richard had provided his business card for her to contact him, and she had concluded that peace was
unattainable unless she sought revenge on her ex–husband and sister.
Retrieving his business card from her bedroom, Amber made her way to the kitchen and picked up her
phone to make the call. After a few deep breaths, she found the courage to dial his number. As the
phone rang, each second felt like an eternity. Finally, the call was answered by a feminine voice,
presumably Richard’s secretary.
“Good afternoon. This is the office of Mr. Romero. Who is this, and how may I help you?” the
secretary inquired.
Exhaling deeply, Amber responded, “I’m Amber. Amber Grey. Mr. Romero had personally given me his
business line to call him concerning a proposal, and I would like you to let him know that I’m ready to
give him a response.”
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“Okay, madam. Please give me a second to confirm,” the secretary replied, leaving Amber in suspense
as silence enveloped the other end of the call. She nervously awaited the call to be transferred back to
Richard so she could convey her readiness to ept his marriage proposal.
She tapped her fingers nervously on the kitchen counter, hoping and praying that her dy hadn’t
caused Richard to change his mind about wanting to help her.
She knew for a fact that he wasn’t doing it because he cared about her in any way. Regardless of
whatever reason he had, he was offering her a position to be the wife of one of the wealthiest
men in the country, and that wasn’t an offer that came every day.
“Mr. Romero has agreed to speak with you, madam.” The secretary’s voice finally came back, and
Amber let out a nervous sigh she didn’t realize she was holding.
She couldn’t be confident that Richard still wanted to help her, but she had to believe that he had
agreed to speak to her because the offer was still very much open.
“Thank you,” she said, but she wasn’t even sure the secretary heard her since the line went dead, and
she knew that her call had been transferred.
“Hello, Ms. Grey.” Richard’s familiar voice spoke next, and her breath hitched momentarily when she
heard him speak.
For some reason, she was feeling a lot more nervous than she expected herself to be, unsure if it was
fear of rejection or uncertainty about making the right decision.
She wanted revenge against Kayden and Marlene, but was marrying a stranger the right way to go
about it? Would her decision turn out to be her worst mistake ever? What if Richard’s reason for
wanting to marry her tumed out to be more unbelievable than she expected? Could she go through with
this in the long run? Was marrying him the only way to get back at the people who betrayed her?
All these thoughts gued her mind, and she couldn’t help the nervous feeling she had.
“Ms. Grey? Are you still there?” His voice snapped her out of her reverie, and she sighed before
returning her focus fully to why she had called in the first ce.
“I’m calling you concerning the offer you made me thest time we met,” she said, leaving the
pleasantries aside.
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She almost wanted to ask if the offer was still avable, but she decided not to, not wanting him to think
that she was desperate for his help.
“Okay. Have you made up your mind?” he asked, sounding calm and almost unbothered.
“Yes, I have. I…” she was saying, but he cut her off.
“Whatever your decision is, I promise that I’ll respect it, but I don’t think this is something that
we should discuss over the phone. I’m going to send a driver toe pick you upter this evening.
We’ll have dinner together and discuss whatever needs to be discussed. Is that fine?” he
interjected.
Although Amber didn’t understand why they couldn’t just talk about it over the phone, she realized
that Richard must have his reasons. Since she was seriously considering epting his marriage
proposal, having dinner with him seemed like a reasonable idea to get a glimpse of who he really
was.
“That sounds just fine to me, Mr. Romero. What time is your driver going to be arriving?” she asked.
“Does 6 p.m. sound good enough to you?” he asked.
“It’s perfect.”
“Good. The driver will call you when he arrives, and I’ll see youter this evening. Also, Amber,
thank you so much for calling. I appreciate it,” he expressed.
Even though she wasn’t sure why he was thanking her when he didn’t even know her response yet, sh
felt some kind of relief because it sounded like he hadn’t changed his mind yet.
“You’re wee, I guess,” she reluctantly replied.
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