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Scarlet Collins's life is flipped upside down after news of her divorce from her husband, Jack Humphrey, spreads around town. Despite her husband’s affairs being brought to light, Scarlet finds herself the topic of gossip as the town tries to find the answer to why Jack would leave the young heiress. 

Already burdened with having to take care of her family, Scarlet now finds herself being forced to listen to the many reasons why her marriage failed. Said to be a woman with a heart made of black ice, the people in town believed their opinions would not affect her so they had no reason to stop voicing them. 

During an afternoon out seeking peace, she finds herself starting an unlikely relationship with Lord Kingsley's bastard son, Ian Kingsley.

The Resilient Lady Collins

Alana stretched her arms after she left the library. She had taken Scarlet's words seriously that she needed to study first before she could be given a job. "How long was I in there?" Alana wondered.

She couldn't think of the last day she had spent many hours with her face stuck in more than one book.

Alana was startled by Dawson's voice. She turned around to find him leaning on a wall. "Have you turned to stalking?"

"That is beneath me. I was instructed to watch over you since I know your predicament. Now that you are done and ready for dinner, I can take my leave," Dawson replied.

Alana didn't know that he was out here or she would have left sooner so that he could have a break. "I didn't know about you guarding me. It wasn't my intention to make you stand out here. I would have brought a chair."

"How kind of you, princess. Standing for that time was nothing," said Dawson.

Late call (1)