That gave her time to consider Cristo’s tricky question and an excuse not to consider him. She knew he’d settled on the opposite side of the big car, that he’d loosened his bow tie, that he lounged at apparent ease as he waited on her response.She had enjoyed the interesting menu and the superb champagne, the music and dancing and surreptitious celebrity-spotting. Although wide-eyed and quietly appalled at the extravagance, she’d enjoyed perusing the jewellery and art, the five-star travel and out-of-this-world experiences offered for auction. She would have enjoyed everything a whole lot more if she’d not been stewing over that kiss.Why hadn’t she realised that it was part of a carefully orchestrated show? A setup staged for Madeleine Delahunty’s benefit.On the heels of that stunner had come a second awful realisation. Despite all the self-talk about doing her job and playing a role, somewhere deep inside she had still harboured a kernel of Cinderella-going-to-the-ball hope.
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