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Grinding his teeth, Stavros clawed back his dark hair “Look, if you don’t trust me, why are we even married?”

Folding her arlared at him in turn “Yes, hen Freddie and I barely see you anymore?”

Exhaling with a flare of nostrils, Stavros glanced at his watch, i the conference call had already started If he didn’t hurry, it ht cost his company et away fro he saw in her expressive green eyes

“Fine,” he growled “We’ll talk Tonight”

“All right” Biting her lip, she lowered her arms and said uncertainly, “I just renosis last year How are you feeling?”

“Never better,” he said shortly “I got a clean bill of health last month Still in complete remission”

A warlad I wish you’d told me you—”

“Look, Holly, I don’t mean to be rude, but can this wait? I have a conference roo”

“Yes Yes, of course” She blushed a little, looking sweetly shy “I’ht Will you be home early?”

“Unlikely,” he said shortly, wondering why she’d be excited for hiue, and he could tell her, to her face, what she should have already known—that he’d never love her “I’ve got to go”

“All right” She caht between hope and fear “There’s so important I—”

But as she looked at hi made her back away

“Neverher head “It doesn’t matter I’ll see you later—”

And she turned, and fled his office with the baby

Stavros exhaled, relieved Maybe he’d been wrong Holly wasn’t falling for hiive her love to a man who didn’t deserve it And what could a ht?