Romance: The Billionaire's Choice - Contemporary Romance (Romance, Contemporary Romance Book 1) by Nancy Adams
Authors: Nancy Adams
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that he moved on so quickly. He made it sound like he wasn’t interested in dating anyone then the next thing I know he is out with this woman.”
“But you have no idea what is going on between them. You don’t know what he is up to or who he is dating,” she said.
Isabel shrugged. “I suppose,” she said.
“And you shouldn’t be wasting your time thinking about it,” Cara said as she walked over to her.
“I’m not,” she said as she looked up from the invitation. “I am over it. It’s not even a big deal.”
“Good,” she replied.
Isabel nodded.
“Alright, it’s back to work for me then,” Cara said.
Isabel turned away and looked back at her computer while Cara walked across the room to her desk.
“But I do think that I’ll go,” Isabel said.
“Huh?” Cara shouted from across the room.
“I am going to go to the gala,” she replied. “I think it sound fun.”
Cara stood up and walked back over to Isabel’s desk. “Are you just trying to make yourself miserable?” she asked.
“No, not at all,” Isabel replied. “I do think it would be fun. I know that I probably overreacted a couple of weeks ago when I saw him out at the coffee.”
“Indeed you did,” Cara said. “And you were upset for quite a while after that.”
She shrugged.
“And then you seemed upset again just now when you opened that envelope and saw the invitation from Andrew,” Cara continued.
“Well, I wasn’t exactly upset,” Isabel said. “I was just surprised more so.”
“Why?” she asked.
“I guess I had just thought that he would have gotten in touch with me after the whole coffee shop incident,” she said. “And then when I didn’t hear from him I suppose I just thought that maybe he had written me off.”
“Why would you have thought that?” Cara asked. “I know that things have changed in a pretty major way between you two but why do you think that he would have just stopped speaking to you forever? You have known each other your entire lives.”
“If he wanted to see me clearly he could have called me. Frankly, I find this a bit odd. What is the point of inviting me to this through a formal invitation?” she asked.
“I have no idea really,” she replied. “Maybe he is just busy. It’s hard to say. He has been being so strange lately.”
Isabel nodded. “I used to feel like I knew him so well,” she said. “Now every single thing is just a mystery.”
“So, you are really going to go?” she asked.
“Yeah, I am,” Isabel replied. “And you should come with me.”
“Oh, no. This whole thing sounds like it will be one big dramatic mess,” Cara said.
“No, it won’t. I can promise you that. It will be a chance for me to finally get some closure. On top of it all, it’s a masquerade ball. You love masquerades. We’ll have a great time,” she said.
“It’s going to be a huge event and Andrew will be incredibly busy,” she replied. “Who knows if you will even get to see him? It’s going to be packed and it’s a business event for him so surely he will need to talk to his colleagues. He might not even have time for us.”
“Well, there is only one way to find out,” Isabel said.
Cara sighed. “Are we just going so that you can see how much effort he puts into talking to you?” she asked.
“No, of course not,” Isabel replied. “We are going to go there to have a good time and see an old friend.”
Cara shook her head. “I have some serious doubts about how fun this will actually be,” she said flatly.
CHAPTER TWELVE
Andrew sighed. “I hate it,” he muttered.
He turned around and looked at his neighbors. David and Beth were sitting next to each other on the wide leather couch in Andrew’s hotel room.
“You look great,” Beth said.
They sat in silence as Andrew stared into the
“But you have no idea what is going on between them. You don’t know what he is up to or who he is dating,” she said.
Isabel shrugged. “I suppose,” she said.
“And you shouldn’t be wasting your time thinking about it,” Cara said as she walked over to her.
“I’m not,” she said as she looked up from the invitation. “I am over it. It’s not even a big deal.”
“Good,” she replied.
Isabel nodded.
“Alright, it’s back to work for me then,” Cara said.
Isabel turned away and looked back at her computer while Cara walked across the room to her desk.
“But I do think that I’ll go,” Isabel said.
“Huh?” Cara shouted from across the room.
“I am going to go to the gala,” she replied. “I think it sound fun.”
Cara stood up and walked back over to Isabel’s desk. “Are you just trying to make yourself miserable?” she asked.
“No, not at all,” Isabel replied. “I do think it would be fun. I know that I probably overreacted a couple of weeks ago when I saw him out at the coffee.”
“Indeed you did,” Cara said. “And you were upset for quite a while after that.”
She shrugged.
“And then you seemed upset again just now when you opened that envelope and saw the invitation from Andrew,” Cara continued.
“Well, I wasn’t exactly upset,” Isabel said. “I was just surprised more so.”
“Why?” she asked.
“I guess I had just thought that he would have gotten in touch with me after the whole coffee shop incident,” she said. “And then when I didn’t hear from him I suppose I just thought that maybe he had written me off.”
“Why would you have thought that?” Cara asked. “I know that things have changed in a pretty major way between you two but why do you think that he would have just stopped speaking to you forever? You have known each other your entire lives.”
“If he wanted to see me clearly he could have called me. Frankly, I find this a bit odd. What is the point of inviting me to this through a formal invitation?” she asked.
“I have no idea really,” she replied. “Maybe he is just busy. It’s hard to say. He has been being so strange lately.”
Isabel nodded. “I used to feel like I knew him so well,” she said. “Now every single thing is just a mystery.”
“So, you are really going to go?” she asked.
“Yeah, I am,” Isabel replied. “And you should come with me.”
“Oh, no. This whole thing sounds like it will be one big dramatic mess,” Cara said.
“No, it won’t. I can promise you that. It will be a chance for me to finally get some closure. On top of it all, it’s a masquerade ball. You love masquerades. We’ll have a great time,” she said.
“It’s going to be a huge event and Andrew will be incredibly busy,” she replied. “Who knows if you will even get to see him? It’s going to be packed and it’s a business event for him so surely he will need to talk to his colleagues. He might not even have time for us.”
“Well, there is only one way to find out,” Isabel said.
Cara sighed. “Are we just going so that you can see how much effort he puts into talking to you?” she asked.
“No, of course not,” Isabel replied. “We are going to go there to have a good time and see an old friend.”
Cara shook her head. “I have some serious doubts about how fun this will actually be,” she said flatly.
CHAPTER TWELVE
Andrew sighed. “I hate it,” he muttered.
He turned around and looked at his neighbors. David and Beth were sitting next to each other on the wide leather couch in Andrew’s hotel room.
“You look great,” Beth said.
They sat in silence as Andrew stared into the
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