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‘Gracious!’ Scarlet gasped, her eyes widening in horror ‘Was anyone hurt?’

‘Roo and apparently she was going to hand over the knife when the police arrived The woot injured, Alice badly Fortunately they both recovered’

‘That must have been very traumatic’

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‘It was, though Roly put someone else’s life at risk Oh, I knoasn’t his fault’ Scarlet, who hadn’t been going to suggest anything of the sort, remained, silent ‘But Roman has a very overdeveloped sense of responsibility’

Scarlet smiled politely and wondered privately how much a mother’s natural bias had coloured this version of events Certainly this caring, sensitive paragon didn’t soundabout or the one she had spoken to earlier!

‘Roman admires a woman with spirit’

Roes to hide his admiration pretty well ‘Really…?’ she responded, not sure what else she was supposed to say to this apparently irrelevant comment

‘And what did my son have to say for himself?’

Beyond threaten to sue the socks off htly

‘Well, you’ll be able to get reacquainted properly when he arrives The years have changed him, you know, my dear’

The turn of phrase struck Scarlet as distinctly odd, but she was so relieved that the older wo to collect her that she didn’t comment on it

‘Scarlet’ David appeared at the door ‘Could I have a word for aso much better’

Now that he said so, Scarlet too saw that the older woht back,’ she promised

Actually she wasn’t right back because David had been infor and, as he put it, thought that, ‘a more senior member of staff should be here when he arrives No reflection on your abilities, Scarlet, but as a sign of respect’

Scarlet gave hiureed

It suited her down to the ground not to be there when the bullying millionaire put in an appearance If she had to be nice to him she’d choke

‘Iaround?’

Ro strands of his dark hair in a gesture of i, symmetrical lines of his darkly handsome face as he looked down at his mother