Chapter 23
THAT EVENING JACK found himself right back to where he had been earlier in the day with exactly the same hopes and ambitions. He was determined this time to actually get to the proposal.
This time he was even more certain it was the right thing to do.
When Katrina had been in a bind, what was the first thing she did? She had thought of him. She’d known that he would be there for her. Never had he felt so good dealing with a dead body because it wasn’t just a body, it was trust. It was security. It was knowing that he was there to take care of her and anything she needed, and that made him ridiculously happy.
It also made him optimistic she would accept his proposal, and so here he was presenting himself once again on her doorstep.
“Good evening Mr. Radford,” the footman gr
