Page 47 of Under His Obsession


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“Still in love with her?” he asks.

“Yeah.”

“I’ll always love her, Khloe.” He casts a quick glance my way, his blue eyes showcasing pain and regret. “We had something great. I ruined it, and something like that doesn’t come along every day.”

I stiffen at that admission, jealousy zinging through me. What the hell? No way should I be feeling anything other than sadness for this whole situation.

“Maybe something better will come along.” Not that he’d ever know. He’s locked up tight and not about to open himself to love.

He grunts a response.

“Do you still keep in contact?”

He runs agitated fingers through his dark hair. “No, and I don’t read the tabloids, either, but the last I heard she was in Milan and seeing some guy there. I have no idea if it’s serious or not, but I want her to be happy.”

I’m totally shocked by his maturity. He loves the woman yet wants her to find happiness with another man. Not quite the asshole everyone says he is...but the pictures. I press my hand over my stomach as it takes that moment to tighten, and I make a mental note to do a little research of my own.

“Where are we going?” I ask.

“I need to stop at Granddad’s resort.”

“James has a resort here? I knew about the one in Saint Moritz because he showed me pictures of Megan and Alec’s wedding, like I mentioned. Actually he showed me a picture of you at the wedding.”

“Why did he do that?”

“I guess he wanted to show me the ogre I would be working for.”

“Ogre, Khloe. Really? Do you want to go talk about how I took care of you when you were pro—”

“Okay, not an ogre,” I say, laughing. “Tell me about James’s resort.”

“It’s called Great Bay Resort. I think he bought it because the first time we came here, I fell in love with the place. Granddad’s like that. And he’s always been there when we needed him.” He chuckles, staring into the distance like he’s remembering happier times.

“What’s so funny?”

“I’m just thinking back to when he told Tate he wanted to gift half of his million-dollar estate to Summer Love. And Tate thought she was a con artist out to steal millions from him, so he flew to Saint Moritz to take her down.” He chuckles again. “She took him down instead.”

“What do you mean?”

“He fell in love with her. Sometimes I think Granddad orchestrated the whole thing, but other times I realize he’s in his nineties and probably couldn’t pull off a scheme like that even if he had a team working for him.”

You’re perfect for Will.

For a moment, James’s words ping around inside my brain. During our meeting he seemed so lucid at times; other times, I thought he was dozing off. Is it possible that he was trying to find a wife for his grandson? No. The man barely knows me. What would make him think I was perfect for his grandson? He wouldn’t, simple as that.

“That’s a great story, Will. So romantic.”

He makes a noise—a half laugh, half groan. “It’s crazy how it all played out, if you ask me.”

We pull up to the resort, and my eyes go wide to take in the opulence. “It’s beautiful.”

“It was practically destroyed in the hurricane.”

“The damage and loss broke my heart when I heard about it on the news. So much devastation.”

“You remember Bevey?”

“How could I forget her?”

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