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‘If you agree to marry me, this money—all one million dollars of it—will be handed to the Blue Train Aid Agency tomorrow morning. And that is only the start.’

‘The start?’ Eva asked faintly, looking back at all that lovely money.

‘Agree to marry me and this money goes directly to your charity. On the day of our marriage I will transfer another two million into their account, and a further three million dollars for every year of our marriage.’

Eva’s head spun. Had she slipped into some kind of vortex that distorted reality?

She shook her head and took a breath. ‘You want to pay me to be your wife?’

‘Yes.’

‘Why would you want to marry me?’

‘It’s nothing to do with want. It’s to do with need. I need a wife.’

‘You’ve already said that. But why would you choose me for the role when there are hundreds of women out there who would take the job without having to be bribed into it? Why marry someone who doesn’t even like you?’

There was no point in pretending. She didn’t like him and he damn well knew it.

‘That is the exact reason why I want you to take the role.’

‘You’ve lost me.’

A tight smile played on Daniele’s lips. ‘I don’t want to marry someone who’s going to fall in love with me.’