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Hugh looked at him vexed “What could you possibly ith her?”

“There’s so about her that attracts a man’s attention Don’t you think?”

“You think so?” A man’s attention? For God’s sake! She was just dynamite!

“She’s not really pretty, is she?” Now he looked attentively at Hugh “But she’s so charismatic, you can’t take your eyes off her!”

“I haven’t noticed” She seeht he’d explode!

“There are a nu her”

Never! Never! Over his dead body! “Good for theed

“And her money enhances the prospects”

Oh, hell! She stood at the mercy of these vultures of society and he could not protect her!

“A now, Ashton?

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“Fine” He continued looking around “How about fencing to as fiercely as you used to” He jested

“Oh, I’ll be fierce toh walked towards the entrance door

CHAPTER 12

She had not shown up in any social event since the ball at Sheffield She had not received hio crazy Obviously, she avoided hiot torn apart ant of her Lady or no lady; she belonged to hied for kiss in the dark rooenerous woman he had known He wanted more He would have it!