Soul Mates by Jeane Watier Read Free Book Online

wise and levelheaded, and she valued his opinion.
    They got the opportunity later that afternoon as he drove her to the airport. Cassandra appreciated the gesture, knowing he could have sent Wallace. She sensed that he wanted to talk to her, too.
    “How was your weekend, kitten?”
    “Interesting.” Though she didn’t lie, she chose to omit the unpleasant details. Turning to her father, she asked, “Daddy, has Aunt Sophia ever told you what she believes?”
    “I guess she’s imparted some of her wisdom,” he grinned. “I used to shrug it off, but in recent years it makes more sense. There’s truth to it,” he remarked pensively. “She’s happy. If nothing else, we could learn from that. It’s not everybody that finds the secret to happiness in their lifetime.”
    “She is happy, isn’t she? And yet she lives such a simple life.
    “Most people believe an accumulation of assets equals happiness,” her father remarked. “And yet…I’ve seen plenty of people with material wealth, and I wouldn’t describe many of them as truly happy.”
    “I know what you mean. It seems like we start out happy and then lose it along the way. We spend our whole lives looking for it. You’re right, Daddy. Few people find it. I think that’s what she wants to tell me!” Cassandra exclaimed, suddenly understanding. “I don’t think it’s her memoirs at all.”
    “You may be right, kitten,” he glanced at her as he drove. “Her achievements, her possessions—those don’t mean much to her anymore. Maybe she knows she’s not going to be around much longer and wants to pass on what she’s learned.”
    “I feel honored that she chose me.”
    “She probably knew you’d receive it better than most.” He winked at his daughter as they pulled up to the departure gate. “She can read people. I’d trust her judgement of anyone.”
    “We’ll see,” Cassandra laughed. “She seems to think my future husband is close by. When I meet him, I’ll have to take him there so she can read him.”
    Cassandra signaled a porter to carry her luggage and turned to say goodbye to her father.
    “See you next weekend, kitten.” He embraced her warmly.
    “Bye, Daddy. I love you.”

CHAPTER 5
     
    JACE TRIED not to think about the unpleasant encounter with the woman at his apartment or the dream he’d had of her, though the feeling of it remained etched in his mind. He sincerely hoped she was done with whatever business she’d had in his building and would never show her face again.
    He didn’t want to think about finances either, yet he was painfully aware that payday was still several days away, and his debt was building quickly. It left him irritable. He’d even blown up at Chad for asking him to go for drinks after work. Jace had been telling himself it was only temporary, that his life would turn around. In the past, he’d been able to hold on to that hope. Lately, doubt had been prevailing.
    Luck had never been his ally, and that belief reinforced itself the following day as his car died on the way home from work. He pushed it the final block and a half and laid it to rest down the street from his building. The transmission had been giving him trouble. He’d been meaning to have it looked at but had been putting it off. Now it was gone completely. He might have gotten a thousand bucks for it if he’d sold it in running condition. As it was he’d be lucky to get five hundred, and it would cost a lot more than that to have it repaired.
    On top of that, his mom told him that her washing machine had quit working. It was old, too, not worthy of repair, and she didn’t have the money to buy herself a newer one. She told him not to worry; she didn’t mind going to the laundromat. However, she worked full time, and her employer often asked her to work extra hours if they had a special function. He hated to see them take advantage of her that way. It meant she had little time for herself, and Jace couldn’t bear the idea of