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Aidan continued as if he hadn’t heard her ‘He never regained consciousness after sing a bottle of pills, although the hospital was hopeful at the ti him die’

He wasn’t looking at her now and Cara held herself co for him to continue When he didn’t she moved closer to him ‘Why did he … Why …’ Cara didn’t knohat to say in the face of such a tragedy ‘Did he leave a note?’

‘He didn’t have to,’ Aidan said bitterly ‘He killed hi back’

‘You mean because she died’

He nodded curtly ‘Even though she had left his for her dominate his whole life’

Cara’s brow pleated ‘Oh, I’m sorry I don’t knohat to say’

‘There’s nothing to say Fourteen years ago she saw a better deal and she took it and my father fell apart Then he killed himself End of story’

But it wasn’t the end of the story and so in Aidan’s voice alerted her to the sense that there wason here

‘You said he died because of Martin Ellery He was the man your mother left him for, wasn’t he?’

‘Give the girl a gold star,’ he said bitterly ‘Yes, my mother left with him He was my father’s business partner and friend before he embezzled money and nearly destroyed my father’s company’

‘Oh, that’s horrible’ Cara went to his side and laid her head against the rigid wall of muscles on his back ‘I can see nohy you haven’t been able to move on from this Why you don’t want to let him win’

‘Can you?’

‘Yes, and I’ll come with you’

Aidan tensed and turned towards her ‘You’ll what?’

‘I’ll coht and I want to support you’

He rubbed a hand reflexively over his pectoral muscles ‘What about the Demarche party?’

‘I think it’s more important to be with you at a time when you’re so emotional’