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“Earth to Giulianna,” said Bella.
Giulianna faced the women. She hadn’t wanted to acknowledge the quaking jealousy she had felt at the thought of Richard being in love with another woman, but knowing now that he hadn’t married the woman he had supposedly been in love with, she didn’t want him to be interested in one of her friends. The mere possibility of others having s****l interest in him made Giulianna possessive, as if he still belonged to her.
“That’s one of the owners of Lakeside Manor, Lord Richard Smith. He’s the younger brother of the Earl of Lakeside,” she babbled.
“You could have warned us.” Henriette ran a hand over her loose jacket. “I, for one, would have worn my sexier uniform.”
“Stay away from him,” said Giulianna. “He’s nothing but trouble.”
“Oh? How would you kno
