Expecting Her Enemy's Heir (Mills & Boon Modern) (A Billion-Dollar Revenge, Book 2) by Pippa Roscoe

Author:Pippa Roscoe [Roscoe, Pippa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2023-03-31T18:30:00+00:00

Alessandro was beginning to suspect it was less to do with miracles and more to do with Amelia and the strength she had to keep what was left of her family together. ‘And your mother?’ he couldn’t help but ask.

For the first time since he’d known her Amelia actually looked defeated. ‘She never recovered. She loved him so much, but she had also loved that lifestyle and without either she just gave up. She started leaning on anything that would help her escape the reality of her new life.’

Her words shattered something old and brittle deep within him, resonating with the exact frequency he had felt himself. He knew what it was like to be let down by not just one but two parents and while he would never, ever, blame his mother, nor would he forgive her her betrayal. Because if she had kept her word, then the world would be a very different place right now. He opened his mouth to say something, to try and reassure Amelia as he’d never been quite able to reassure himself, but she continued.

‘It was...difficult, trying to make sure Issy and I had what we needed. But we made it happen.’

Amelia left a lot unsaid, but he could imagine her struggle had been incredibly hard, fighting her mother at every turn. He could see how she had become the head of the family and how, just in the way she described it, she had done so without question or complaint. Perhaps it hadn’t even occurred to her that she shouldn’t have had to. And against his will he felt guilt. Guilt over his involvement that had left two children so vulnerable.

‘And we had you.’

Her words surprised him.

‘You and Gianni became a focus for us. Became something that drew us together and drove us forward. Our need to avenge our father gave us strength even in the darkest of times. While our mother wallowed, we used our thirst for revenge to get us up in the morning and keep us going. And while I am truly sorry for what I have done to Rossi Industries, I...we...needed it.’

In her eyes, he saw only truth and he couldn’t stop the understanding blooming in his chest. He knew how strong that drive and purpose could be, the power it could provide, but he still struggled with what could have happened to Rossi Industries and the thousands of people employed there.

‘Is that why you thought we were corrupt?’ he asked.

She bit her lip before answering. ‘I needed you to be. Because I needed to blame someone—anyone—that wasn’t the two people who were supposed to be...my parents, my guides, my role models.’

Once again, her words and his childhood began to fold together and he wasn’t sure how to feel about it. He sighed and gave up the urge to fight the sympathetic feelings trying to emerge.

‘I understand. If I’d had someone to blame for my parents’ misdeeds, I would have,’ he admitted. Something flared in her gaze. Surprise, shock.

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