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Not looking at her, but still seeing her in his head, he thought she looked exactly as she had all those years ago Curly blonde hair, big blue eyes, fullHe had had no choice but to follow her

‘Arrogance isn’t a very nice trait’

‘Who’s being arrogant? I’ets anyone very far in the business world What are you doing in London, anyway?’

‘Oh, I forgot I was supposed to be a little country girl as destined to stay in the country’

‘You’re bitter’

‘Can you blame me?’

‘I did as necessary For both of us In life, we all do’

His casual diss was as hurtful as if he had taken a knife and twisted it into her ‘So…you live in London? Have you made a nas to do Oh, along withlots of money’

‘Yes, to your first question—and as far ashand-to-mouth’

‘You mean, you’re rich?’

‘Filthy rich,’ he agreed easily

‘You must feel very pleased with yourself that your plan worked out, Alessandro’ And the very suitable laith her posh voice was obviously part two of his plan He had dumped all handicaps and moved on, with the sao ‘And how did youthe knife herself now

‘Work,’ Alessandro said abruptly

‘She tells me that she’s a corporate lawyer’

‘The top of her field’

‘Guess she ticks all the boxes, then’ Megan thought of all the boxes she had failed to tick—but wasn’t it stupid to still be bitter after all this time? He had moved on with his life and so, really, had she Of course, he was gettingOn With Life scale than having had a couple of boyfriends, neither of who to dwell on that