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‘I find that predicting potential probleate them’

Francesca tried to feel angry but this philosophy was so typical of him that she was al, Angelo would always describe as practical Right now, he was behaving in the ine, because in his head he was already predicting the possible consequences of acting in any other ht of his child being raised without his name would cause him severe problems Francesca wondered why she hadn’t foreseen this dile to work out the suddenly altered logistics of her own life that she simply hadn’t paused to think ahead

‘You don’t understand, Angelo I can’t do the wife thing with you’

‘I don’t believe I heardyou a choice’

‘Which doesn’t et your oay I just…I just can’t marry you…whatever the situation I’m sorry…’

‘What a noble little thing you are!’

Angelo and Francesca both looked around at precisely the sa frarey suit with the requisite string of pearls and ivory clutch bag Georgina was going for the cool, sophisticated look Not a strand of hair was out of place

‘Sorry to intrude, but the front door was open I did knock…’ she strolled elegantly into the sitting rooainst which she proceeded to perch ‘…but no one heard Obviously too absorbed…chatting’

Angelo was the first to speak ‘What the hell are you doing here, Georgina?’ His voice was perfectly modulated, politely interested even, but there was a thread of steel underlying it that sent a chill racing down Francesca’s spine Georgina, as casually glancing around the rooht, she appeared utterly at ease and quite pleased with herself

‘I did try calling you, Angelo—’ she looked at him sorrowfully ‘—but you didn’t see fit to return any of h I did try toof importance to tell you’

‘And, as I h to me, I wasn’t interested in whatever you had to say’

Georgina treated this with a tight, vindictive little s and Francesca wondered how long the other wo by the sitting roo to every word of the conversation?

‘Well, you should be because I can tell you why your little slapper can’t get too involved with you, whatever the situation’ For the first ti her warily ‘Oh, dear Pregnant’ She shook her head ruefully ‘Bit of a slip-up, Ellie Or should I say, Francesca?’

‘How dare you coelo was there before her, his face black as thunder The feeling of events rushing upon him like a steamroller had intensified, but there was one event he intended to do so about

‘Leave Now’

‘Or else?’ Georgina arched her eyebrows ‘What will you do, break off our engageelo’

‘Oh, but there’s so ina,’ he said conversationally He strolled away fro towards the back of Francesca’s chair and leaning forward on it, a gesture of intense protectiveness which Georgina didn’t fail to notice Her mouth thinned into a hard, unattractive line but she was still looking at hih his threats were empty Francesca could have warned her that if she had any sense at all she would take hi the way he was protecting her,sure that she wasn’t tossed to the wolf It wouldn’t change anything but…it felt good

‘Really, Angelo? Like what?’