Chapter 207

• Vittorio’s teeth ground together as he struggled to rein in his anger. ‘You think he would leave his beautiful wife for a cheap little trollop like you? He used you just as you used him. A couple of quick tumbles in a sleazy hotel room, a handful of jewels and a wad of cash is usually how it goes with women like you, is it not?’
• She glared back at him. ‘Did he tell you he paid me?’
• Vittorio held her dark blue gaze. ‘No, but he did not need to—for you took the money yourself, did you not? You refused to go away. You wanted more than he was prepared to give. So you decided to make as much trouble for him as you could without giving a single thought as to how your behaviour would impact on other members of his family.’