Chapter 8: Heart Attack

At Renee Allen's Residence.

[Miss Allen. The boss would like to know if you have considered his offer?]

Riley gasped the moment she read Clint's text. She bit her lip and studied herself in front of the bathroom mirror.

It had been five days since Adrian proposed marriage. She had not given him a response, but she meant to decline his offer.

In the mirror, she saw a reflection of a woman with woeful eyes. Aside from the dark circles around her eyes, Riley no longer had that radiant glow on her face, the one she used to have during her happy days with Brian.

She had been focusing on her mother's care these past few days and was trying hard to forget the pain of her divorce, but she knew healing was still a work in progress.

Riley ran her fingers through her blonde hair and realized it was tangled. She muttered, "When did I last go to the salon?"

With a sigh, Riley asked, " How could I compare to Leni Eros? Adrian is crazy not to fix things with Leni."

Riley knew she was also beauti