All too late for his love

Chapter 375

Matthew’s brows furrowed. “Willa?”

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He hadn’t meant to hurt Wilhelmina while he was in a daze. He hurried forward and pulled Wilhelmina into his arms. “I’m sorry, Willa. I was just…”

What was he supposed to say? That he had imagined the love of his life as some other woman? It was unforgivable of him to do that, and it would come out wrong no matter how hard he tried to explain himself.

Wilhelmina’s heart tightened. She was afraid to hear Matthew speak the truth–that he had pictured her as Willow and lost control of himself.

Wilhelmina wouldn’t know how to live with the shame.

She threw herself into Matthew’s arms and said sorrowfully, “It’s okay, Matt. You don’t have to say anything. I believe you, and I have faith in our relationship.

“We’ve stuck by each other’s side for four years. We promised we would face the world together. You wouldn’t betray me after all we’ve been through.

did, then there truly would be no good men left in this world. I know your love for

humiliating herself. Willow, in contrast, was unscathed. Wilhelmina was too

all this while, suddenly interjected, “Hold

delight and relief when she heard Ian’s voice. She couldn’t

from leaving because he wanted to offer her an

is there something I can help you with?” Wilhelmina asked. She wouldn’t ask for

stomach churned

had to keep himself from retching as he pointed out impassively, “Ms. Foster,

her

had to take a few deep breaths before she found her voice again. “Mr. Nightingale, I thought…

an idiot. “I believe you’ve misread the situation, Ms. Foster. Why would I give you

it, he was right. He had allowed her to try on the gown, but he hadn’t explicitly said it was a gift. In any

and appraised every detail of the gown she

was a work of art. The mother–of–pearl sewn into the bodice and pleats looked fine and expensive. The Fosters ran their own business, but it wasn’t faring well and the

pulled a calculated move by secretly having Wilhelmina sign a prenuptial agreement before

the entertainment