Harlequin Presents--February 2020--Box Set 1 of 2 by Lynne Graham
Author:Lynne Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWO
WATCHING ALICIA AND Philip leave, Mimi felt as though she was being left in the playground by her mother on the first day of school. Unlike Basa, she thought, as he leaned back in his chair like a Roman emperor at a feast being held in his honour.
Her heart was thumping like a piston. This wasnât the reunion sheâd imagined with Basaâand sheâd imagined quite a few of them. The majority had involved the man calmly sitting beside her and apologising, and then begging her forgiveness.
Unfortunately, as with most of her life, the reality was a long way from her fantasy. Her attempt to matchmake for her mother had ended in disaster, her one shot at becoming a film director was languishing in a lawyerâs office, and her seduction of Basa had been utterly humiliating.
Was it really so surprising that instead of sticking to her script he was coolly drinking coffee and playing mind-games?
Her breathing faltered. She already knew what it felt like to be played by Basa, and she was in no hurry to be on the receiving end of that treatment again. Clearly the most sensible thing was for one or both of them to make a dignified and swift exit. She would just have to square it with Alicia later.
Trying to ignore the sick feeling in the pit of her stomach, she turned to face him. âOkay, I know we said weâd stay and talk, but I think we can both agree that was only for Aliciaâs benefit, so please donât feel you need to stay on my account,â she said quickly. âReally, Iâm not expecting you to.â
His dark eyes glittered. âWhat? Not even to pick up the bill?â
Her chin jerked up.
âI didnât come here for a free lunch, if thatâs what youâre implying,â she snapped, and then immediately wished she hadnât, because she sounded defensive and cornered, which wasnât at all the image she wanted to project.
Although, Basaâs opinion of her was so low anyway what difference would it make? He might not have said as much but his cool manner and even cooler gaze made it clear heâd made up his mind about her character back when her family had so nearly ruined his, and she doubted there was anything she could do or say to change his view. In his mind she was, and always would be, damned by association.
The waiter arrived with their coffee and she sat fuming, her mind belatedly conjuring up all the various smart put-downs she should have made to his last remark. He was just so insufferable. Sitting there and judging her as though he had the moral high ground, when his own behaviour had been utterly atrocious.
But why should she care what he thought of her anyway?
She watched him reach out and select one of the charming petit-fours the waiters had brought to the table with the coffee. Something in the tilt of his head seemed to tug at her memory, and her body tensed as time seemed to roll back on itself and she was in the ballroom at Fairbourne again.
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