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appens to be a lawyer trained in fah it is ridiculously unnecessary, Apollo tries to protect ers of this world If it is any consolation he was no keener on Marzia He would never reement in place I deemed it unnecessary because I would notnaive and insecure’

Holly bridled at that blunt speech ‘I don’t see how’

With precise e, Vito poured a cup of black coffee ‘I would not depriveschool abroad at the age of seven, Holly I was incredibly hoelo to anything similar?’

Holly studied her cup of tea ooden resolve Her face was so hot she could feel her ears heating up in concert No, she could not see hie their son Boarding school abroad at the tender age of seven? That was brutal, she thought helplessly

‘I love my son I will try hard never to hurt him and I kno much he needs his mother,’ Vito framed with measured cool ‘I am also an honourable man I aood faith If eavesdropping on Apollo can rouse your suspicions to this level, what are our prospects for the future? Trust has to work both ways to be effective’

Holly sed hard Vito was annoyed with her for doubting hi heed to a stupid phone call she shouldn’t have been listening to in the first place She wasn’t sure she could blame him for that On the other hand his deter was hardly likely to boost her confidence in his attitude towards either her or their e

How much did Vito value her? Just how unie that would not interfere in his inflexible daily schedule? To thrive, all relationships needed coether Didn’t he appreciate that? And if he didn’t, was she clever enough to teach hi more hile than sex? That was a tall order

Vito rose fro silence ‘By the e’re dining out this evening with friends’

Holly looked up in surprise ‘What friends?’

‘Apollo and his girlfriend and Jere on Apollo’s yacht with him’

The prospect of spending an evening in Apollo Metraxis’s radius appealed about asVito with incredulous eyes ‘Knowing how I feel about Apollo, ould you arrange so like that?’

Vito compressed his stubborn et over it’

Temper threw colour into Holly’s cheeks ‘Do I, indeed?’

Vito gazed expectantly back at her ‘I want it all sotten…’

‘Right, so that’s ot my orders, then’ Holly lifted her chin