Chapter 44

Seth blinked in astonishment as he looked from Isabelle to the strange man. Had he heard her right? Husband? Her husband? When did she get married? He cleared his throat and leaned back in his seat, suddenly feeling very uncomfortable. From the morning he had seen Isabelle at the flower shop on her first day at work, he had been thinking of how to win her affection. Earlier, when she asked him to dinner, his hopes had shot to a new high. Not once did he imagine that she could be married. His eyes darted to her ring finger. No, she wasn’t wearing any. He would have noticed. And she still went by her maiden name. No wonder he had never suspected she was already married. “I didn’t know you were married,” he told her, feeling his throat go dry. His hands curled into his fists on his thighs. “When did you get married?” When had she met her husband? Where had she met him? The questions flew through his mind, but he didn’t dare ask. It was none of his business. Besides, knowing the answers wo