Harlequin Romance August 2020 Box Set by Sophie Pembroke

Author:Sophie Pembroke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

A FEW DAYS LATER, Stella found herself working outside, the penthouse terrace being nothing like her tiny balcony in New York. The wraparound exterior had been designed with both sunrise and sunset views in mind, depending upon your location. The sunrise seats were off the dining room, while sunset was a few feet from the master bedroom. Agnes—or someone—had designed the space to flow accordingly. A breakfast table and a chaise lounge led to an outdoor seating area, which in turn led to a cozy love seat from which to enjoy the day’s end. Like the apartment itself, the furnishings had a vintage elegance. Given her taste, Stella wondered why Dame Agnes had chosen such a contemporary apartment in the first place instead of one of the mansions a few streets over. Unless she liked being a study in opposites.

The lives of other people, their quirks and personal histories, had always intrigued Stella. When she was younger, before she focused on more practical subjects like finance and economics, she used to love to devour biographies of the important and famous, fascinated by the way their lives had played out against world history. Dame Agnes was precisely the type of person she found interesting.

On the chair beside her, Toffee stretched and rolled onto her back, a paw bent across her eyes. The cat had fought the leash and harness at first, but it appeared she was getting used to the idea. Beat being stuck inside or plunging to her death jumping off the terrace wall.

The thought of Toffee falling caused Stella to look next door. Her breakfast nook faced Linus Collier’s sunset side. Only a few feet separated their terraces. When Stella first noticed, she could see how an enterprising cat might be tempted to make the jump. The thought made her nauseous. She wondered if Toffee hadn’t seen a bird or something, and that was the reason she’d leaped. Linus had a trio of potted trees arranged in the corner. The plants partially obscured her view of what looked like more potted plants. He had a mile-high arboretum. For a cat, it would be temptation extraordinaire.

To Stella, the unexpected garden proved people were multifaceted.

She hadn’t seen her neighbor since the day he brought Toffee home. Not that she was disappointed. She’d expected as much. People had lives. Jobs. Linus Collier probably had a very rich social life.

“What do you think he does for a living?” she asked Toffee. “Professor? Investment banker?” Both seemed too stodgy. “Member of the royal family?” He did give off an old-money kind of vibe. Plus, she could see him playing an old-money sport like polo.

“I know, I know,” she said to Toffee’s uninterested face. “Speculating about the neighbor isn’t going to get my work done.”

She turned her attention to the file in front of her. It contained a listing of the various properties and items of value that made up Agnes’s—that was, Toffee’s—estate. Her task over the next few days was to account for every piece of memorabilia and jewelry listed.

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