Deception (25 page)

'Using
me?'
She
yelled.
'Where'd
you
get
that
idea?'
The
insulting
implication
that
she
was
loved
only
for
her
money
–
or
rather
his
–
left
Alice
speechless
with
rage.

'Exactly,'
Harry
said
coldly
mistaking
her
silence
for
uncertainty.
‘So,
until
you
come
to
your
senses,
I’ll
make
damn
certain
he
won’t
get
his
hands
on
my
money.’

'Your
money?'
Alice
yelled
after
him
as
he
walked
out.
'Claude
doesn't
want
your
money.
Why
would
he?
Nor
do
I.
I’m
not
Victoria.
I’m
not
James.’

‘
More’s
the
pity,'
Harry
shouted
back,
slamming
the
door
of
his
study.
It
was
the
last
thing
he
ever
said
to
her.