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‘I need to kno you want thisJaul back to the present ‘With the assistance of our ahly placed legal fir a separation they assure me that the divorce will be a mere formality May I instruct the firm to make immediate contact with Chrissie Whitaker?’

‘No’ Without warning, Jaul swung round, his lean bronzed features taut and forbidding ‘If she is not yet aware that we re with it Infor her of that fact should be my responsibility’

Bandar frowned, taken aback by that assurance ‘But, sir—’

‘I owe her that ality of our e Chrissie has a hot temper I think a personal approach is more likely to lead to a speedy and successful conclusion I will present her with the divorce papers’

‘I understand’ Bandar was nodding now, having followed his royal e ‘A diplomatic and discreet approach’

‘As you say,’ Jaul conceded,hiain It felt neither diplomatic nor discreet But then no woman had ever excited Jaul to that extent, either before or since Of course now that he kne mercenary and hard-hearted she was, that attraction would be absent, he reflected confidently He was an intelligent er at the mercy of his hormones

He had cracked down hard on that side of his nature as soon as he’d understood just how badly his libido could betray hie in that experience with Chrissie, a lesson Jaul had been quick to learn and put into practice Never again would he place himself in a vulnerable position with a wo matrimony and take a wife as soon as possible

His eh on that ambition, his lean dark features stiffened and his wide, sensualforced to deal with Chrissie in a civilisedremotely civilised about the way Chrissie made him feel There never had been

Her arifts and cards, Chrissie shouldered her way out of the front doors of the priht the nursery class and walked to her car

‘Here, letman with brown hair and a ready s some of the presents from her arms to enable her to unlock her car ‘My word, you’re popular with your class!’

‘Didn’t you get a load of stuff too?’ Chrissie asked Danny, who taught Year Six and was in charge of games

‘Yes Bottles of wine, designer cologne,’ he proffered with a open her car boot so that she could pile the gifts in ‘Here in this privileged corner ofin a game show’

Involuntarily, Chrissie smiled, her lovely face full of anihter ‘The gift-giving has got out of hand,’ she agreed ruefully ‘The parents spend far too much money’

Danny slaainst it ‘So, what are your plans for the rest of the summer?’

‘I’ll be staying with ,’ she confided a shade aardly

‘That’s the sister who’s married to the rich Italian?’ Danny checked

‘I only have the one sibling,’ Chrissie ad her car keys in the hope he would take the hint and move out of her way

Danny frowned ‘You know, you’re only young once Don’t you ever want to take a break fro on your own?’

With difficulty, Chrissie kept her s route and what a disaster that had turned out to be! Now she played safe, stayed sensible and worked to eradicate the dae she had done to her relationship with her sister She adored Lizzie, the sister five years her senior, and when Chrissie’s life had gone wrong, Lizzie’s disappointment, Lizzie’s conviction that somehow she was responsible for the poor decisions Chrissie had uilt she had never quite ed to shake off