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He sipped the bourbon again. “I don’t know. One minute I think it’s going to be fine and the next…”
“Yes?”
“The next I’m wondering if she’s counting the days down until she can leave me.”
“Mrs. Harrington seems to genuinely care for everyone in this house.”
Grant blew out a sigh, letting his chin drop into his palm. “Yes, she does. I’d agree with that. But here’s the kicker, Worthington. She genuinely cares for everyone.”
“What does that mean, sir?”
“It means…she cares for Kyle, too. Is she in love with him?” He shook his head as he pondered it further.
“That does not seem to be the case, sir. Dr. Carter has expressed his feelings to her, and she has not reciprocated them.”
“No, she told him she was married, but she’s the one who wanted him in on this whole mess with DG Industries.”
“A strategic move. Mrs. Harrington seems to be very good at using her resources wisely.”
The leather creaked as Grant leaned back against it, rubbing a finger against his lips. “Yes, she is. And maybe that’s all she’s doing with me. Using her resources wisely.”
“I fail to see what resources she is using when it comes to you, sir.”
“I am about to pay her ten million dollars,” he answered.
Worthington arched an eyebrow.
“Don’t give me that look.”
“I am giving no such look, sir. But when you are in this…frame of mind there is nothing to be said.”
Grant’s forehead creased as he frowned. What was the man getting at? “What do you mean ‘this frame of mind’?”
“You are determined to undercut any emotional connection you have formed with Mrs. Harrington.”
“I am not. Maybe there isn’t any emotional connection.”
“Wouldn’t it be better for you to find out, sir? Rather than continue as you are or worse…risk losing Mrs. Harrington?”
Grant sucked in a breath, pressing his lips together. The man, as always, was right. But he couldn’t bring himself to say the words to her. Every time she flicked those blue eyes at him in a quiet moment, he lost all his nerve. He felt like a schoolboy on his first date with the prettiest girl in the school.
He didn’t want to hear her say no. And telling her his feelings could lead to that exact scenario. And he definitely didn’t want to hear her say no before the contract ended. What if he told her and it put a strain on the last few months of their relationship?
“Yes, Worthington, it would be…if the answer is yes. If the answer is no…well, it could ruin everything.”
“And you believe it will be? She left Harbor Cove behind to come back with you.”
Grant considered it. He’d clung to that when they’d returned, but the memory of her with Luke haunted him. “What if she came back to finish the contract? What if she told Luke she’d come back to him when this was finished?”
“What if she didn’t?” Worthington asked.
Grant’s heart thudded against his ribs as he ran scenarios through his analytical mind. However, in this case, he couldn’t see the resolution of any of them clearly. In business, this would be simple. When his heart was involved, he lost all perspective.
Julia was the only woman he’d ever felt this way about. He’s had a string of failed relationships, including four marriages, with women he’d never felt this strongly about. Every other woman had been an infatuation, a way to win something. And they’d been far easier to win than Julia.
He’d dangled fancy jewelry, trips on his private jet, and more superficial nonsense, and they’d fallen for it hook, line, and sinker. And every one of them had left him in one way or another. He’d accepted it, thinking that was the way it was for him…until he met Julia.
She had changed his life, and he had no desire to go back to his old life.
