Playing Mrs. Beckett

e could only live as Mrs. Bec

ett. Nation's ideal husband, they said. Sophie snickered, her eyes scanned the spread. Adrian at a private beach. At a park after midn

a 'good wife'. She had thought that she wouldn't mind. That it was role-playing,

ache seeme

iate at Beckett Holdings. Young, fresh, with a soft smile but sharp mind. Julia had wide brown eyes and a laugh Sophie had heard once

a type, because Julia Hall was exactly what Sophie used to be,

rom this photo, Sophie could feel something beneath those seemingly innocent eyes

ce. The fact that he believed the docile, simple girl act she put on was enough indicator that Adrian never expected

ally the ma

to down and leaned

in a way she had found genuinely attractive. She had liked that he w

o she was had bee

had played it well, because she had been trained her whole life to play roles well. It was one of the few useful t

tty girl from a modest backg

a busy boyfriend. A simple wife content with a small fashion label to run. A woman content with

rian had confused her s

ugh the packed traffic way below her. Her fingers fluently dialed an old number she hadn't thought

nected in ju

alled me! What happene

eir last contact, and this big brother of hers still ans

, but I n

phone. "Why? Just tell me, and this

get me a solicitor? Th

you get in

ting a d

pa

s, but I know that Adrian is not right for you. You hav

nk y

are still waiting for you to contact them. I

his, fussing and nagging, eager to get involved with every aspect of her life. Sh

med to strongly oppose he

ing to prove something to her parents. Who knew, her parents were right.

efore saying her farewe

t alone. This waft of oud and musk had been Adrian's signature. Sophie's gift for their first anniversary, a cheap pe

entimental, even as he held

otographs, putting it back to the brown en

to play a simple wife, smiled meekly. Adrian continued, "I have informed the people at the restaurant. They've prepared the excl

head. "No, let's

nd something. Anything. For a trace, a flicker of

earnt to play a

was

efinitely p