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Wycliff jerked his head back He looked at Benedict through incredulous eyes “Did you get the impression she wanted you to bed her?”
“She seemed receptive to the idea, yes, but I’ll not have relations with a woratitude”
Wycliff appeared more confused than ever
Benedict sighed with frustration How the devil could he make Wycliff understand? “A man should make love to his wife, not tumble her like Hayement, it is possible to confuse the two”
Wycliff’s eyes widened “Good God” He relaxed back in the chair and laughed “You’re still in love with her That’s why you married her That’s why you’ve taken the risk It makes more sense now
“I’s are always there We’ve despised each other for so long I’m not certain what is real anymore”
“Does Tregarth know this is how you feel?”
“Before you jue Cassandra’s ruination so that Ito secure Benedict’s happiness, but he would never stoop to such vile tactics “Nor would he hurt an innocent to punish Lord Worthen”
Wycliff steepled his fingers and offered a rin “Then we should strike him off the list of suspects”
“List of suspects? How do you know I ae?” Oh, he was out to punish so his wife so despicably
“Well, if you weren’t out all night bedding wo so to occupy yourht and made some enquiries of my own”
Benedict drained the tulass on the side table “Did you discover anything of interest?”
“The most notableainst Worthen and has slandered the earl’s name all over town”
“A vendetta?” It came as no surprise Most people despised the earl “Then it’s no coincidence he was one of the men who received a note to coht have written the notes hi Benedict was the last person Worthen wanted his daughter to marry “Does your father knohat started the feud?”
“There was a bankruptcy auction for Reavey Hall, a substantial property in Shropshire which borders Purcell’s estate Tenders were submitted as sealed bids, but Purcell believes Worthen filed more than one bid and bribed a clerk to present the appropriate one There’s no proof, but Worthen ridiculed Purcell for lacking the funds to make a serious offer”