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‘You came here…because you wanted to see me?’ She could feel the slow, treacherous thud of her heart ‘Oh, I’ to me about how I should livea scarlet woman?’

Relieved to have been let off the hook, Alessandro crumpled the paper cup in one hand and tossed it into a black bin bag which had been thoughtfully hooked over two handles of one of the kitchen doors and was already getting full

‘Well, as ame because he whipped out a piece ofthe centre of attention’

‘So I gathered And he see the talent with my fiancée’

So he was still a jealous sort of guy— it now that he was older The realisation was a let-down

‘Do you mind?’

‘Victoria can take care of herself You…I’m not too sure’

‘Me? What does this have to do with atecrash our party and then start preaching to me about my life choices?’ Here, in the s her

‘First of all, I did not gatecrash your party’ He needed another drink There was a bottle of white wine on the counter and he helped hinise that we parted seven years ago on a fairly hostile note—’

‘Fairly hostile? You tossed rown sick of Did you think I was going to sht as I conveniently vanished over the horizon? Did you think that I would meet up with you after seven years and welcoan took a deep breath, counted to ten and re, stress-free day ‘I think we should get back to the party now There’s no point arguing and going over old ground What happened, happened We’ve both moved on with our lives and…’

Alessandrowithout even trying, and Megan watched hi her, waiting for an opportune moment to pounce