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ExcerptI dressed very carefully for the funeral. I wanted to look immaculate, but a little bit sexy, because that was what he had always liked about me: the businesslike shell with the soft centre. But obviously I didn't want to give anything away. So it was a severe grey suit with a velvet scarf tucked into the neck, my hair loose instead of scraped back into its usual chignon, and dainty suede slingbacks instead of the killer court shoes I usually wore to work. And stockings. Not hold-ups; proper stockings with a suspender belt. I knew Mark would have appreciated this touch. He used to say it was every woman’s duty to wear stockings. I suppose that makes him sound a bit sexist. Well, he was, to be honest. Perversely, it was what I found attractive about him. He was so unashamedly provocative. Yet charming. Very, very charming. Mark had been the rising star in our firm: to say his ascent had been meteoric was putting it mildly, and it was commonly accepted that he'd single-handedly saved the company from bankruptcy. His methods weren't conventional, nor, many suspected, were they always entirely scrupulous - he was what has become known as a maverick. A ruthless, risk-taking workaholic. It wasn't so surprising that he'd fallen asleep at the wheel. I'd always worried he was going to burn himself out in his quest to fit everything into his life - myself included. No-one at work knew about us. I was as serious about my career as he was about his, and public knowledge of our liaison would have been the kiss of death for both of us. I worked in the PR department, and I'd taken him out to lunch in order to write a profile on him for circulation amongst the trade magazines. I’d only scheduled in an hour for the lunch. I was fairly certain I could get all I wanted out of him over a Caesar salad and a glass of Evian. After two hours and three glasses of Chablis, I called my assistant to say I wouldn’t be back that afternoon … Related eBooks
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