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Sally gave a throaty chuckle, attracting the attention of several of the men at adjoining tables. Not that she seemed in the least concerned by this male interest; she was still looking thoughtfully at Lilli. ‘Only a woman who had actually met Patrick would show this much interest in him; he’s a presence to be reckoned with!’
Well, from all accounts—his account!—Lilli had met that challenge all too capably. ‘I’m more interested in the business side of his life than his personal one.’ Now that she had assured herself he wasn’t married or seriously involved with anyone!
Sally shrugged. ‘I’ve just told you he’s based in New York. Chairman of Paradise Bank. Rich as Croesus. What else is there to know?’
His business connection to her father! ‘English business interests?’ she prompted skilfully.
‘Oh, that one’s easy,’ the other woman returned. ‘It was all in the newspapers a couple of months ago.’ She smiled warmly at the waiter as he brought their main course.
Lilli barely stopped herself grinding her teeth together in frustration. What had been in the newspapers months ago? ‘I was a little out of touch with things at the time,’ she reminded Sally once they were alone again.
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