before the wedding,

ospital carrying a bouquet of flowers. After greeting Jane and che

g married in Hawaii, and she needs a live painter for her wedding. I immedi

motionless beneath the white sheets. "I'd

he sofa. "He has an excellent medical team, anywa

ll, and the doctors are doing everything they can. You

ly," Aunt Barbara added. "The Thompson family expects you to d

surprise. "Wait

married soon,"

rned to Jane, astonished.

ctedly," Jane replied,

better!" Amy exclaimed. "You

u two need time to get to know each other before the wedding," Uncle Fran

Barbara didn't give her a

e of the wedding arrangements here. Jane can return from H

one. "Then it's settled. I'll contact m

reluctance. She wanted to stay, but everyone seemed

they wer

inally whispe

ements, Jane gently squeez

before I come

◆

before the wedding,

es accidentally caught something that

she wasn't seeing it wrong. But no matter how many times she reread the name printed

,' Jane thoug

ily, he was focused on eating his breakfast and probably didn't reali

t have to meet him today. The plan I carefully made to leave before he arrived tomorrow has completely fail

efully as possible. She wanted to prevent the man fr

immediately put down her tray of app

r phone inside her bag and immed

le F

scheduled his flight to Hawaii for tomorrow. B

Thompso

n't read

schedule again without telling me at

er. His table was separated from hers by thre

she would have to face the man. There was no

reaths over and over again. Until she tho

arry-on suitcase with the other. Carefully, she walk

him. Her voice was deliberate

d up, giving her

for permission or waiting for him to invite her to sit. While gi

e man in front of her so sick of her and unable to stand he

e asking?" Liam tilted his head,

to her, apparently. He said Jane would like him because of his cheerful and fun personality.

ay you don't know after your father insisted on se

wiped the corners of his lips with

what she had just said. "The Myers girl who's being set up with me. The one who made my fa

as he finally let out wh

f the man's blatant sarcasm. "Your

deals, and I hate seeing you people make my father act like someone he's not. Wha

ess. He intimidated Jane without having to raise his voice. Only

k immediately stood up, and her courage disappe

nce. But from their completely opposite statements, she quickly understood what might actually be happening. "Ah, so that's wh

m asking his father to arrange the meeting in Hawaii themselves. It was ridiculous if those greedy paren

emed like she didn't agree with the

process what was happening between them and

you not to try to ruin it. But since it turns out this trip isn't what

ook a

where you want, then return to New York according to your schedule. I don't have to be burdene

iend is the one getting married, but you'

nt to me because I'm also taking part in it. There's my

er complaint fille

lly understand what Jane was talking about. Eve

what should I call you?

came to her mind, making her ignore what the man had said. "Considerin

er with a very b

ished their meals wi

f. It was a very long flight. She might have had trouble breathing if she had to sit close to the man for that long. S