Upon seeing the young man by the Seine River, wearing a plaid shirt and quietly reading a book, Ella Martin's heart fluttered like the rippling water.
Some days prior, having encountered Alexander Thomson in Paris and heard that Robert Thomson hadn't been discussing marriage proposals, her thoughts began to stir.
After mentioning it to her parents, Victoria Edwards and Samuel Martin also thought highly of Robert's prospects. Consequently, Victoria immediately contacted her cousin Avery Clark over the phone, and both families found the idea agreeable.
As it happened, Ella was also completing her Masters; she felt returning to her home country for further development would be wiser than staying in France.
Thus, she immediately bought a plane ticket and returned home to give her a shot at this opportunity.
However, she never expected to run into such an awkward situation the moment she opened the door.
