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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

"Should we be concerned by why your brother was poisoned? If your father is Hank Kingsley, I could understand that being a lord would bring him some enemies but why your brother?" Rue wondered.

If it was her who wanted someone in the family dead, she would aim for Hank or Layla. Unless Ian's brother was some kind of evil man who had many enemies.

"He mistakenly consumed poison meant for me. I will pay whatever price you come up with for helping him. Even if you can't find a way to help him," Ian said as too many years might have passed for anyone to be able to help Victor.

"I won't ask you for money. I don't like it when anyone plays around with poisons. My family used them when we were at war and to look into them to find cures. Too many are dying from secretly being poisoned and most of the time, it has to do with wealth and jealousy," Rue said as she had seen this many times.

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