She blinked at him, her mouth slightly open in surprise.“Don’t make a fool of yourself, Pamela,” he bit out.Her eyes widened, and anger flashed in them. “How dare you! Let go of me!”“Gladly.” He released her wrists and stepped back.“Are you going to try to tell me that you’re in love with that chit?” she cried, her cheeks flushed with rage.“I am not trying to tell you anything, Pamela. What you do, what you say, what you think, is of no interest to me.”“Of course. You want to hurt me. I realize that. I hurt you all those years ago, and it is only fitting that you retaliate.”“I have no—”“No.” She raised a hand, drooping artistically against the back of a chair. “What I did to you was terribly wrong. I knew it. I regretted it as soon as I had done it. But then you were gone. I could not take it back, however much I wanted to.”“Pamela, please, don’t—”“I must,” she said quickly, turning away from him. “I never loved Roderick, not as I loved you.
