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‘Yes. But I didn’t want to speak to you.’ She shrugged. ‘I still don’t, Lord Arnborough.’

His mouth twisted. ‘It’s just a title, Joanna. I’m still the same man.’

‘Rubbish,’ she spat at him with sudden heat. ‘You’re the umpteenth Baron Arnborough. And I assume the “sort of flat” you live in is a suite of apartments roped off from the public at the Hall. No wonder you laughed when I said I’d like to marry the heir.’

‘All right, Joanna. If you mean that, there’s nothing more to say. I am who I am. Thank you for supper. Again. I’ll be on my way.’

Jo leapt up in consternation. ‘No. Please. Don’t go yet.’

‘Why not?’

She glared in him resentfully. ‘You could at least try a little more persuasion.’

Suddenly very still, March raised an unsettling eyebrow. ‘If I do resort to persuasion, Miss Logan, it might not be to your taste.’

‘Try me.’