When Laurence heard that news that Lord Thompson had broken up with Julie, he had chuckled. He had predicted that the relationship would not last, and he’d been right. Lord Thompson was a good and honorable man, and was completely out of Julie’s league. As was her way, she had likely pretended to be something other than who she was. Over time though, Lord Thompson must have seen through her façade.
Thinking of this, Laurence smiled as he faced Julie. She looked cool and calm, but he assumed that this too was a mask that she wore. “This is not over,” he told her as he stepped out of the car.
The next morning Julie’s face was on the cover of every newspaper, she was the topic of every on-line chat, and, while she ate her breakfast, Anna proudly read some of
