Kathryn Ross - Ruthless Contract

His mouth twisted drily. ‘If you say so.’

‘I know so.’

‘If I remember rightly, you used to be quite responsive—quite hot.’ His eyes moved contemplatively over her. ‘We had some good times.’

‘For heaven’s sake, Greg!’ She swallowed the rest of her coffee and nearly choked on the hot liquid. ‘What we had was a fling, and I would prefer it if you didn’t mention it again.’ She clattered the cup and saucer down on the table next to her with a very unsteady hand.

‘You are probably right.’ Although his voice was casual, there was an undercurrent to it that puzzled her.

‘Want another coffee?’ He got up to pour himself one.

‘No, thanks…I would never sleep.’

He came and sat down opposite her again. ‘You can always think of Charles—I’m sure that will help to soothe you to sleep.’

Abigail glared at him. ‘There is no need to be facetious.’

‘Was I being facetious?’ One dark eyebrow lifted in mock innocence. ‘I thought I was making polite conversation.’

‘Like hell you were,’ she grated impatiently.

He leaned further back in his chair and regarded her with a somewhat bleak expression on his hard features. ‘Tell me something,’ he asked suddenly. ‘When Charles asked you to marry him, did he realise you want to bring the girls to live in England with you?’

Abigail had been in the process of getting to her feet, but when Greg asked that question she sat back, instantly alert. ‘Yes, of course he knows.’ Her voice became earnest as she strove to convince him that there was no question of the girls being unwanted. ‘Charles has told me that he has no objections to the girls living with us. He can offer them a good lifestyle and he is a decent, caring man.’

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