Читать книгу Breaking Away - Пенни Джордан, PENNY JORDAN - Страница 7

HARRIET knew the answer before the man gave it, of course. It had been there for her to see, quite clearly, in the quick gleam of satisfaction that lightened the coldness of his eyes to a momentary burning gold. It came as no real surprise to her to hear him saying coolly, ‘Unfortunately it was returned to the agent by my secretary some days ago. It’s probably still in the post.’

She had no doubt that he was telling the truth: this was not a man who would ever stoop to deceit, for any purpose, even one such as retribution. Harriet frowned without knowing she was doing so, her concentration not on the man watching her but on the sharp insistence of her own thoughts. How had she come by such an intense awareness of this man? Why did she have this gut-deep sensation of knowing what kind of human being he was? It wasn’t a knowledge she welcomed. It was too dangerous, too overpowering…too threatening.

Realising that both he and Trixie were looking at her, she gave them both a brief, polite smile, the kind of smile she had used all her adult life to hold strangers at bay, an aloof, distancing smile that brought a touch of bewilderment to Trixie’s eyes.

‘Oh, but surely, Rigg, you could do something