Jealousy & a Jewelled Proposition by Yvonne Lindsay

Author:Yvonne Lindsay [Lindsay, Yvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Man-Woman Relationships, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General, Love Stories, Billionaires, Diamonds, Single Fathers, Nannies, Diamonds Down Under, New Zealand
ISBN: 9780373768738
Google: p3DBOjVzdZoC
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

“Good idea.” Rachel finished wiping down the bench top then wiped her hands dry on a towel. “Matt?”

“Yeah?”

“What made you change your mind about the test?” She hoped like crazy that he"d done it for Blake"s sake. To remove all and any doubt about the boy"s parentage as he was growing up and to prevent the question being raised in the media again and again.

“Several things.” Matt pulled out a chair at the kitchen table and sat down, gesturing for Rachel to do the same. “It was partly to halt the speculation, but essentially I wanted to ensure that no-one else could stake a claim on him. There"s no way I"ll ever let anyone take him from me. I meant what I said before I got the results. Blake"s mine. This means it stays that way.”

“But why would anyone...?”

“Marise was divorcing me. She was suing for full custody of Blake.” Rachel sat back in her chair as if she"d been slapped. “She what? When? How did you find out?”

Matt swallowed and she watched the muscles in his throat work before he spoke again. His eyes were a flat grey, as cold and lacklustre as unpolished silver.

“I was served with papers on my way out of the mortuary where her body was held. Ironic, isn"t it?” His mouth twisted in a mockery of a smile. “In death she prevented the one thing she seemed hell-bent on. Taking me for everything I hold dear.” Rachel yearned to comfort him. But she daren"t reach out, not again. Instead she held in the cry of denial that Marise could"ve been so foolish as to throw away her marriage, let alone to believe that someone like Matt would let go of his son without a monumental battle. If there was one thing in this world he was passionate about it was family. Even his business came second to that. Or at least it had until recently.

Now it made even more sense. His bitter plan to take over Blackstone Diamonds, his refusal to accept overtures from the Blackstone family. No wonder. He had all the proof he"d needed that Marise had been having an affair with Howard Blackstone and Rachel could only imagine the depth and breadth of his anger when he"d been served the papers at such a horrific time.

“Which leads me to my next decision.” He paused and levelled his gaze directly at her.

A sense of foreboding prickled down her spine. Whatever he had to say next she was certain she wouldn"t like it. Rachel lifted her chin and met his stare face on.

“And that is?”

“About what happened earlier on, and in Tahiti. It has to stop. In fact it"s going to stop.

There"s no way I want the entanglement of another relationship, or even marriage. The situation with Marise has taught me to hold on to what I love and hold it fast. Nothing and no-one will ever jeopardise Blake"s wellbeing again. Ever. And, as it seems I can"t keep my hands off you,

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