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“That settles what?” Lucy was confused.
“My grandfather is not in the right frame of mind to make any decisions. And I’m officially his POA.”
“POA?”
“His power of attorney, dear. Do you not know what that means in this province?” Mariam’s wicked smirk grinded at Lucy’s nerves.“That means that all decisions pertaining to finance and living declarations are to be made by Antonio. Period.”
“Okay, so?” Lucy challenged.
“The wedding is off,” Antonio announced so coldly that Lucy felt an icicle stab right through her heart.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Events the next day rendered Lucy gasping for air. She fixated on the email in front of her.
Lucy,
My apologies for communicating via electronic mail but please understand. I think it is for the best. We should no longer see each other. I thank you for all that you were trying to do for my grandfather but the matter has been settled. I also appreciate the time we had together. Please do not try to communicate with me after this.
Respectfully,
Antonio Romero, III
Romero Realty Corp.
Respectfully? WTF? Lucy was fuming. She was boiling up to a dangerously hot level. She could feel her blood sizzle in her veins.
I hate Antonio!
What was he thinking? Who was he to blindside me like that? What a creep!
Lucy could feel her breath getting short as she hyperventilated. Oh, God! She was going to lose control. Of her mind. Of her faculties.
So she would not be getting a second chance at love as she had foolishly thought.
Antonio used me!
I will never, ever, ever trust another man again!
Lucy poured herself a glass of wine and flumped on her couch in her living area of her bachelor apartment. Drowning her sorrows. She closed her eyes. I’m so through with the male species!
Four weeks later…
Lucy hadn’t heard from Antonio, not that she was really expecting an apology for breaking up with her via “electronic mail.” Heck, who spoke like that? It’s email, stupid!
She sat in her office typing up her latest contract and perhaps her last. She was going to train Maxine to take over her aunt’s business in the near future. She really didn’t want to have anything to do with arranging asinine weddings for people too-stupid-in-love to see that love didn’t work one iota!
She had already given Maxine the reins to guide the ambiguous wedding of their clients Crystal and Randy.
“Well, this is it!” Maxine bubbled as they drove up to the garden wedding party that they helped planned. Or that Maxine helped arrange. All on her own. Lucy had no part of it.
Everything seemed pleasing upon inspection. They both carried a clipboard to ensure that the flowers were properly displayed and all the decorations were up to standards and the waiters were present to serve the guests. The reception would also be in the garden.
“I heard one of the guests is planning to get his vid up on YouTube. Think of the publicity,” Maxine beamed.
“Yeah, it would be great.” Lucy tried to sound as enthusiastic as Maxine felt. But it was no use.
Antonio Romero.
It had been over two months since they’d been seeing each other and four weeks since that god-awful email he slapped her with. Emotionally slapped her in the face with.
Lucy caved under Maxine’s badgering and spilled to her what had happened between them, not to mention that infamous email.
Maxine truly provided the support Lucy desperately needed at the time and for that she would always be grateful. It wasn’t as if she had many friends. Heck, her friends tended to be the ones she spent the most time with like her colleagues. The nice ones, of course.
“So what is this theme?” Lucy said glancing at her clipboard. “It doesn’t say.”
“Oh, it’s a dance theme. It should be fun.”
“Oh, okay, cool!” Lucy said in a low voice. They were both dressed in wedding guest attire so they would at least fit in and blend in with the crowd as they surveyed the scene to ensure everything ran smoothly. They stood over to the side in front of rows of white chairs and the altar nearby decorated in white roses. The sky was blue and the sun shone, though there was a slight chill in the autumn air.
Lucy knew then that this would be the closest she would ever get to being in a wedding. She felt she would never become a bride. Ever. The feeling tore at her inside. Still, she was happy for Crystal and Randy since this was what they wanted.
