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‘That’s not it at all,’ she argued, but her cheeks blazed red as it dawned on her that it must have sounded exactly like that to him

‘This island has to pay its way,’ he said bluntly

‘I’—and with your help and influence, maybe investors would listen to me’

‘As I have no previous experience or interest in far, ould they?’

> ‘So you’d stand in ive you an heir, that is’

He was shocked that she would throw that in his face

Xavier thought he held all the cards, but she wasn’t even close to ad defeat She would find a solution to this She had to

‘You should consider my proposal, Rosie More ood of the island alone, you should accept it’

But then she’d have all the ht to do so ‘My answer has to be no’

There had to be a way out of the impasse Doña Anna must have anticipated this situation, but what had she wanted Rosie to do? It was as if there was an unwrittenit

CHAPTER SEVEN

HIS TEAM ARRIVED that sa room would serve as his boardrooht, so accommodation wasn’t a problem, and the launch would take everyone back to the mainland

Rosie was baking in the kitchen She was up to her elbows in flour when he looked in She had white ses on her nose and cheeks, and added more with the back of her hand when she saw him

‘Ah, good, thank you,’ he said, surprised and pleased at the effort she was going to on his behalf

She frowned ‘Why?’