Page 45 of The Sheikh’s Christmas Baby

This country was so different from anyplace she’d ever been before.

After a moment of daydreaming and another bite of burger, she pulled out her phone. While she was working, she’d received a text from Gwen explaining that she wouldn’t be home until morning because she was pulling an all nighter at the university. She’d also missed a phone call and voice mail from her grandmother.

Humming to herself, she put the message on speaker.

“Hello, darling. I hope you’re doing well.”

Aubrey frowned. Her grandmother’s voice was shaky. The woman was still in excellent health. Something was wrong.

“You’re not going to like what I have to say, but I hope in the near future, you’ll understand my decision. I’m selling the vineyard.”

“What!?” But of course, her grandmother couldn’t hear her.

“I know you’re going to believe that I sent you away on purpose, and maybe I did. You’ve always fought for the vineyard, and I’ve always known that you don’t belong here. It was just easier this way. You have a whole world to explore, to find your real passion, and maybe this will finally force you to see that. Lord knows you haven’t listened to me over the years. You have a soul that needs wonder.”

Wonder? Aubrey didn’t need wonder. She needed to go home and make her grandmother realize that this was a huge mistake.

“I love you, my darling. I hope that one day, you’ll see that this is for the best. My mind is made up, so don’t even think of trying to talk me out of it.”

Shocked, Aubrey stared at the phone. This couldn’t be happening. She’d had so many plans, and all of them revolved around the vineyard.

Her world had just turned upside down. What was she supposed to do now?