My Secret Billionaire

eautiful,

t. It was only Anna’s second year of teaching after graduating from coll

d have, married to a handsome and caring man who adored her, with two children of her own. She wanted a boy and a girl, which she imagined to be the perf

look good on display i

her brief daydream. “Yes, Carrie, I think it w

a few larger buildings in the town center, and it was used for most of the events in town, including the school’s annual art display. Every c

hat aft

ince she realized that there wasn’t anything that wasn’t frozen to make for dinner. Most nights, she ate quietly by herself at home, unless she and her best friend Kelly Ski

Savings Mart on the way home. N

to make me lasagna,” Kelly answ

I wish I could fi

te. I hate leaving you alone in that house while I’m havin

en up with her now-ex boyfriend Alan Shangle just a few months before. He was nice at first, but something about the way he treated her just never sat right with Anna. They’d known each other for a long time and had even talked about ge

s this weekend.” Kelly looked at Anna, concerned,

.” Devon City was about an hour away from Belleville. It was a medium-sized city but seemed huge compared with Anna’s tiny hometown, with tr

n you. I need a new dress

town’s annual festival in the park, which had live music, games, and concession stands with lots of foo

ly. “You sure you don’t wa

You two have a fun night,” Anna

see you

such a small town. Most people find jobs at the school, at the grocery store, or at a shop on Main Street to try to hold the community together. She’d bee

r car and went on her g

on a first-name basis in Belleville, and for Elizabeth

walking on. When she passed by a couple of aisles

Oh, my goodness, he has m

s not like you see that ev

nry at the hardware store,

nd wondered who they were talking about. She hadn’t seen anyone handsome and muscle-b

thout seeing anyone else in the store. She chose a deli plat

up to the check-out counter. This time, Liz joined in. A

just die because I wouldn’t know what to think or do

ll talking abo

e just a few minutes ago. You just missed him. I have no idea who he was, but thank God Regina was at the regi

ughed Anna. When the women finished their purcha

time decorating the interior and planting flowers in the yard. It was an older home, as were all the houses in the old Midwester

ssing in her life, and for some rea

ay, she fo