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satisfaction of knowing how deeply he hurt her with his total lack of respect. ‘ Go and tell Thomas what ever you want. I ’ m sure he won’t dump Alice anyway, no matter what you say.’
‘I agree, he most probably won’t do such a thing.’ His surrender took her by surprise , and she watched him suspiciously, waiting for the blow that was sure to follow. As it turned out , she was right, of course.
‘But his family won’t be so understanding ; take my word for it, Kate.’ Silkily soft , his voice wormed its way into her brain, the simple facts he stated impossible to ignore. ‘ He might take her side, of course. But would you really like this to become the reason for family discord even before your sister has any chance to prove herself to them?’
She knew Alice didn’t want to cause any more problems for Thomas . His family was pretty close knit , and even though he loved her, she feared he could start to resent their love if it meant losing the other people he cared for so much .
‘I thought you guys were friends , ’ she whispered, unable to look into his arrogant face. ‘ Friends don’t try to destroy each other’s lives.’
‘I guess that’s great , then , that you haven’t ever had to co nsider me a friend, isn’t it?’ H e was unabashed, his voice strong and clear. ‘ As much as I like Thomas, there are plenty of other people at stake here. If you help me to distance myself from Marcy, there will be no complication with our business , which is paramount to me at the moment.’
‘ The money, you mean . ’ Her throat was too tight to speak clearly, the bitter taste of disappointment making it almost impossible to form a sentence.
‘That , too, of course .’ H e nodded, casually. ‘ But also the idea that is dear to me, more so than the financial profit. If we can start this project ASAP , plenty of people will benefit from it, directly and indirectly. And that’s something worth fighting for, I’d say.’
‘What wo uld happen after the weekend?’ she asked, the awful realization settling in that she was fighting a tide that would come and sweep her away , regardless of her struggles. ‘D o you have any plans for that?’
‘ Of course .’ H is indulgent smile made her mad as hell. But then again, did she expect him to not have an answer to anything? Very unlikely .
‘The meeting falls just a week from now, so it would leave us with another week hanging on to our dream.’ He ignored the gasp of outrage she couldn’t quite silence and continued, his voice silky smooth. ‘Yes, I know it’s very short notice. I would lie if I didn’t admit I considered hiring someone for this job, Kate. You don’t have to worry that I haven’t explored other options, relying solely on your charm.’ The irony in his voice hurt physically, she thought, helplessly trying to find the man she remember ed from two years before . Had she help ed destroy him?
‘ Still, you are my best option, given the circumstances. As for my plans, they ’ re really simple. I ’ m going back to Africa for another couple of months to oversee the construction of the first plant there, in Morocco. They already have the largest wind power farm in Koudia Al Baida. Ours would go to Tarfaya, where the construction of another wind farm has already started. If all goes well, the next stop is Kenya.’
He had it all figured out, she thought with sinking heart. He knew exactly what he wanted and how to achieve it. Was it really so surprising? She recalled the snippets of information from years ago, even before he and Vic got entangled into the bitter divorce battle that somehow changed her own life along the way. He had been hailed as the new face of corporate consciousness, his strong involvement in creating new alternate sources of energy and the restructuring of his family’s agricultural business to match his green vision a talk not only of town but country.
‘With me away for quite a while , it will all
‘I agree, he most probably won’t do such a thing.’ His surrender took her by surprise , and she watched him suspiciously, waiting for the blow that was sure to follow. As it turned out , she was right, of course.
‘But his family won’t be so understanding ; take my word for it, Kate.’ Silkily soft , his voice wormed its way into her brain, the simple facts he stated impossible to ignore. ‘ He might take her side, of course. But would you really like this to become the reason for family discord even before your sister has any chance to prove herself to them?’
She knew Alice didn’t want to cause any more problems for Thomas . His family was pretty close knit , and even though he loved her, she feared he could start to resent their love if it meant losing the other people he cared for so much .
‘I thought you guys were friends , ’ she whispered, unable to look into his arrogant face. ‘ Friends don’t try to destroy each other’s lives.’
‘I guess that’s great , then , that you haven’t ever had to co nsider me a friend, isn’t it?’ H e was unabashed, his voice strong and clear. ‘ As much as I like Thomas, there are plenty of other people at stake here. If you help me to distance myself from Marcy, there will be no complication with our business , which is paramount to me at the moment.’
‘ The money, you mean . ’ Her throat was too tight to speak clearly, the bitter taste of disappointment making it almost impossible to form a sentence.
‘That , too, of course .’ H e nodded, casually. ‘ But also the idea that is dear to me, more so than the financial profit. If we can start this project ASAP , plenty of people will benefit from it, directly and indirectly. And that’s something worth fighting for, I’d say.’
‘What wo uld happen after the weekend?’ she asked, the awful realization settling in that she was fighting a tide that would come and sweep her away , regardless of her struggles. ‘D o you have any plans for that?’
‘ Of course .’ H is indulgent smile made her mad as hell. But then again, did she expect him to not have an answer to anything? Very unlikely .
‘The meeting falls just a week from now, so it would leave us with another week hanging on to our dream.’ He ignored the gasp of outrage she couldn’t quite silence and continued, his voice silky smooth. ‘Yes, I know it’s very short notice. I would lie if I didn’t admit I considered hiring someone for this job, Kate. You don’t have to worry that I haven’t explored other options, relying solely on your charm.’ The irony in his voice hurt physically, she thought, helplessly trying to find the man she remember ed from two years before . Had she help ed destroy him?
‘ Still, you are my best option, given the circumstances. As for my plans, they ’ re really simple. I ’ m going back to Africa for another couple of months to oversee the construction of the first plant there, in Morocco. They already have the largest wind power farm in Koudia Al Baida. Ours would go to Tarfaya, where the construction of another wind farm has already started. If all goes well, the next stop is Kenya.’
He had it all figured out, she thought with sinking heart. He knew exactly what he wanted and how to achieve it. Was it really so surprising? She recalled the snippets of information from years ago, even before he and Vic got entangled into the bitter divorce battle that somehow changed her own life along the way. He had been hailed as the new face of corporate consciousness, his strong involvement in creating new alternate sources of energy and the restructuring of his family’s agricultural business to match his green vision a talk not only of town but country.
‘With me away for quite a while , it will all
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