Taste of Revenge

but enjoying the weekend quiet. The calm shattered, thou

le despite not having come home all night. His presence so early, a

she murmured, focusing on

ntil the click of heels echoed down the hall. When she loo

had no pending business with the interior design firm,

u'd be here. I'm taking you to lun

do this time, Amelia Kingston?"

out laughing, cov

an incredible man, and it was... the be

interruption, and gathered her things ju

ould see him

ulgently, wondering how a woman so determined, so brilliant in busine

e them an arrogant smile. Liz, fearing another of his

one," Richard remarked,

sights on, darling," Ameli

the little devil." He shook

d sensually in front of him. Their laughter rang out in the hall, an

ial tone between them unsettled her, and she tried to shake

y about me," Amel

n you've known for one night," Liz advised, her v

he two of them laughed again, and she didn't u

m become such good frie

chard, and his gaze hardened, but h

t her "wonder man" as she cut a piece of steak,

ve," she said, her eyes bright with excitement.

the image of the two of them laughing together

she blurted suddenly, trying to make

rk with a metallic cl

know how business is, honey; so don't start

ust sa

husband anymore?" She lifte

touched her shoulder lightly, and she smiled w

urprise,

ointing to the empty chair,

d they'd gone to college together, s

ard lighter topics until Sar

ould stoop so low. But you know what they say

her eyes in

all to you, Elizabeth, because you

Liz forced a smile, but Sara's wor

over and over, whether the doubts growing inside her had

one, so she set her thoughts aside and sat down beside her to tickle her

bad girl

answered carefully.

that Beth i

er chest. "It's because of her daddy's job, but

he girl's eyes lit up before sh

Mommy?" The little girl

rt. So you were cryi

rd the kitchen a

got a

ing her heart clench with pain. She

nking at her. "You know grown-ups

for them to have marital problems and quite another for hi

o the garden, and seeing him laug

tled with her own demons that when she saw him set

t expect to f

and snatched it from her hands,

her hea

see if you'd gotten a

consider yourself my secr

Liz felt cornered. "Toda

d woman is your ma

slid off the table and smashed a

reful?" Richard shouted at her, s

he whispered as her dau

plying it's

h she wanted to scream at him that she needed an ex

est for a while, since I didn't sleep a wink all night. And I hope y

ause the life she'd known was vanis