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below, found a grey T-shirt and pulled it on. When she came back on deck with her purse, Will was on the phone. Stefan s not answering. Probably out of range. I ll try Ed. He tapped in the number and waited. Imo saw Will s body tense and his face go blank, and knew it wasn t Ed who d answered but Addie. Imo turned to leave and Will dragged her down to sit next to him. Hi, Will said. Yes, I m fine. How are you? He smiled at Imo. Good. Is ? Will gulped. Thanks. He released a long sigh and tugged Imo closer so she could hear. Hi, Will. Boat sunk yet? Self-righting. I d forgotten. How did you get on? I ll start with the easy stuff. Ronald Walsh. Deceased. Fell and fractured his skull. He left property and assets worth eight hundred thousand pounds. Main beneficiary his son James. Twenty thousand each to James three children. Nothing for his granddaughter, Imogen Hughes. No special bequests. Imo gulped. Nothing? Not that she expected& but nothing? Is that what her Uncle James had rung to tell her? Imo hadn t returned his call. Nothing? 138 Finding the Right One As for the Albanian walk the other way. He has a reputation for being difficult to deal with. Not a good idea to owe him money. Not a good idea to owe him anything. Came to the UK ten years ago and has built up quite an empire. I couldn t find any details of a marriage. Probably too soon to be on the registry database. I could go into the guy s casino. No, Will said. Absolutely not. Leave it, Ed. I ll take it from here. But I haven t helped. Yeah, you have. We know now there isn t some family painting worth a few million that the guy is after. Why was Imogen brought up by her grandfather? Will squeezed her fingers. Her parents died in an accident when she was a little girl. Trust fund? Ed asked. Imo shook her head. She says not. Oh. Well, if I think of anything else, I ll let you know. Thanks, Ed. Are you coming home soon? Yep. Will looked at Imo and smiled. Bye. So we re no further forward? Imo asked when Will put the phone back in his pocket. He leaned against the wall of the cockpit and pulled her onto his lap. A little further forward. I take it that being left nothing is a surprise. Imo nodded. Had you quarreled with your grandfather? Had he ever said anything to make you think he d do this? No. Will rubbed his face against her hair. What can you remember about your mum and dad? Were they wealthy? Have a big house? What did they do for a living? Mum worked in a library. Dad was an accountant. I don t think we were wealthy. Sure no one ever mentioned a trust fund to you? Aren t they just for rich people? Will shook his head. When your parents died, they might have life insurance, a mortgage policy, shares, any number of things. If your father did set up a trust fund, your grandfather might have chosen not to tell you about it in case it caused trouble in the family jealousy. It could be the reason why he left you nothing. You don t need his money because your trust fund is about to mature. 139 Barbara Elsborg My Uncle James left a message on my mobile for me to call him. I didn t get chance. Call him now. Imo went to get her phone from her purse and returned to sit by Will. Uncle Imo held the phone away from her ear as he yelled. What the hell have you done, you stupid girl? Do you have any idea how worried we ve been? Sorry. I had this guy on the doorstep telling me he was your husband. For goodness sakes, Imogen. What were you thinking? I wasn t thinking. So you are married? Yes. Where are you? Greece. Bloody hell, you ve rung me on my mobile. This will be costing me a fortune. Sorry. Oh Imo. He sighed. Dad left you a letter. His lawyer has it. David Holmes of Prichard, Holmes and Mavero. I presume the letter explains why he didn t leave you any money. I m going to give you a little something. I don t know what Dad was thinking not giving you anything. He paused. Or maybe I do. Did you introduce him to your future husband? Did he not approve? Is that why? I never took Leo to see Grandpa. Because you knew he wouldn t approve? Why on earth would you get married and not tell your family? Running out of battery. I ll explain everything when I get home. Bye. The moment Imo terminated the call, the ringtone sounded. She gulped. It s Leo. 140 Finding the Right One Chapter Seventeen Should I answer? Imo asked. Will nodded. He thought it unlikely Leo had any means of pinpointing the location of the phone. He shifted Imo close and coiled his arms tighter around her. Hello, Imo said. Sweetheart. Will s hackles went up like a pissed-off wolf. What a mess, Leo said. Look, we need to talk. I m sorry about everything. Sorry did not make things right. Will knew that only too well. Including fucking that woman in the men s washroom at our wedding reception? Especially that. You never let me explain. She s a complete nutcase, won t leave me alone, threatens to kill herself when I try to push her away. I was just stringing her along, telling her rubbish about money so she d have a reason to think I wanted to be with you other than the obvious one. Will s heart pounded in his chest. This guy was a conniving bastard, he just hoped Imo could see that. What obvious one? she asked. That I love you, that I ve loved you from the moment I saw you in my bar, that I love your sense of humor, your sweet nature and most of all I love the look on your face when I make you come. Will tensed. He couldn t help it. Every muscle in his body raged with fury. Imo threaded her fingers in the hair at the back of his neck. Where are you, sweetheart? Let me come and get you and we ll go home. Leo, I don t want to go anywhere with you. You don t love me and I don t think you ever have. I did love you once upon a time but I made a mistake and I certainly don t love you anymore. I can make you fall in love with me again. Give me a chance, please. You don t want me. You want my money. Not good trying to pretend you don t. Well, you can t have it. Will glared and mouthed, What are you doing? I don t need your money. I just need you, Leo said. Will grabbed the phone and switched it off. He still didn t think Leo could trace them but that conversation had seemed& odd. Better not risk it. Why did you let him think he began. 141 Barbara Elsborg Imo folded her mouth into his, her tongue tickling and sliding alongside his and Will s cock unfurled between them, pressing into the zipper of his shorts. He slid his hand under her t-shirt, felt Imo s belly quiver and pushed her away with a groan. Stop it or we ll never get off the boat. We need to buy clothes and supplies. Imo laughed. I ve got no shoes. I ll find something. Will stood up, slid his hand in his pocket to adjust his cock and then went down to the cabin taking Imo s phone with him. He picked up his wallet and a pair of flip flops. When he got back on deck, Imo stood on the quayside. I did it. She jumped up and down. I got off the boat all on my own. Will laughed and joined her. He bent to slip the footwear on her feet. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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