His Lady Mistress

Chapter Fifteen‘Why didn’t you tell me?’ Verity struggled to understandwhat Max had told her. Her grandmother had changed herwill. Twice. She had been disinherited because of the Faringdons’lies. It all made sense now. No wonder they wouldn’tlet her leave and forced her to change her name. They hadstolen everything.With a sickening lurch of memory, she heard her uncle,offering to sell her to Max as his doxy. Perhaps he regrettednot accepting the offer. A vile little voice suggested somethingelse—a man has no claim on his mistress’s privatefortune.‘Why didn’t you tell me sooner?’ she asked again painfully.Not that it would make any difference.He cleared his throat. ‘The lawyers came to me at Blakeney.You didn’t see them. It was after our—’‘I see,’ she said. After all, he hadn’t needed to tell her. Shehad no say in what happened to the money, no rights beyondwhat her husband granted her.‘No. You don’t!’ he said sharply. ‘You were upset enoughafter what had happened between us. I had no idea what, ifanything, could be done about the will and I decided to findout before telling you!’ The taut, hard note in his voice lashed