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‘You’ve bought a bank?’ she repeated in disbelief.

‘Yes, Alice. I own it. You want to know why I didn’t tell you that either? Habit, I guess—it’s become second nature to me to play down my wealth. It tends to attract the wrong kind of women.’

Didn’t he realise that she’d loved him when he’d had nothing—did that count for nothing?

‘You didn’t trust me enough to tell me something like that?’ she questioned slowly. ‘Like I really would have cared about your money?’

‘It was a misjudgement,’ he said heavily.

‘Too right it was, Kyros. One misjudgement too many.’

‘But now that this is all out in the open,’ he said slowly, ‘surely you can see the benefits of our marriage?’

‘You mean our bizarre mockery of a marriage?’

He shook his dark head impatiently. ‘Think about it, Alice. I need a woman in my life,’ he said deliberately. ‘And you fulfil my needs more than anyone else.’ His voice softened. ‘You always did. You get to enjoy all the things that my wealth can provide for you,’ he said. ‘Every day can be like it was yesterday. I have a boat we can sail—a plane we can fly. We can island-hop on one of my helicopters.’ His lips curved into a smile. ‘There will be no more scrimping and saving and making do—you shall have whatever you want, Alice.’

Except the thing which most eluded her—his love.