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“Mrs Hartfield, I’m Joel Saxon” He didn’t offer her his hand

Winifred’s eyes narrowed Like a hawk eyeing its prey “Yes, Mr Saxon I know all about you Whatreading I know all about your perverted ways That is not an environrow up in”

“For God’s sake,” Aspen muttered

The other woaze turned to hers, her sharp blue eyes as cold as ice “I should have known that sorown up as you did wouldn’t think twice about what you are subjecting your sons to”

“My sonstoto get rid of them like you wanted me to”

The older woman stiffened “I told you before that you misunderstood me” She looked around “I suppose I should invite you in”

“Oh, we’re not staying,” Saxon told her in a dark voice “Why are you here?”

“I told you, I’m worried about—”

“Stop wastingjust come home to find you’ve upset my family, and created havoc in onna take for you to leave?”

She straightened and gave thehty look “Two million”

Aspen sucked in a breath “What?”

Saxon nodded, not looking shocked in the slightest “I thought that ht be the case You don’t have the funds for the bribes you’d need to get the boys away froator, it had how et your hands on some cash You’d come here, threaten to take the boys then offer to disappear and forget about the boys if I paid you off”

“You bitch!” Aspen stepped forward Saxon grabbed hold of her ar her back “How dare you try to blackmail him!”

“I don’t knohat Aaron ever saw in you Piece of trash—”

“Enough,” Saxon said sharply “You’ll not speak aboutyour hands on a cent of my money We know all about your financial difficulties I wonder what your friends at the country club will think when you lose everything When it all comes out what you’ve spent all your husband’s money on”