The Millionaire and the Maid. Michelle Douglas

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even for your high-falutin’ standards. And before you ask—no, I haven’t mastered the trick to pastry.’ She shook her head. ‘Life’s too short to fuss with pastry. Or to stuff a mushroom.’

      She was wrong. A perfect buttery pastry, light and delicate, was one of life’s adventures. And mushroom-stuffing shouldn’t be sneezed at. But why on earth would she ask him to teach her to cook if that was the way she felt?

      ‘And I’ll have you know that fish fingers on a fresh bun with a dollop of tartare sauce makes the best lunch.’

      ‘I will never eat fish fingers.’

      ‘All the more for me, then.’

      He scowled at the pizza boxes.

      ‘Also,’ her lips twitched, ‘as far as I’m concerned, there’s no such thing as a bad slice of pizza.’

      ‘That’s ludicrous!’

      ‘Don’t be such a snob. Besides, all of this food is better than whatever it is you’ve been living on for the last heaven only knows how long. Which, as far as I can tell, has been tinned baked beans, crackers and breakfast cereal.’

      She had a point. It didn’t matter what he ate. In fact the more cardboard-like and tasteless the better. It had been his search for excellence and his ambition that had caused the fire that had almost claimed a young man’s life and—

      His chest cramped. He reached out an unsteady hand and lowered himself into a chair at the table. He had to remember what was important. He wanted to do all he could to set Russ’s mind at rest, but he couldn’t lose sight of what was important—and that was paying off his debts.

      A warm hand on his shoulder brought him back to himself. ‘Mac, are you okay?’

      He nodded.

      ‘Don’t lie to me. Do you need a doctor?’

      ‘No.’

      ‘Russell told me you were physically recovered.’

      ‘I am.’ He pulled in a breath. ‘It’s just that I don’t like talking about food or cooking.’

      Realisation dawned in those sage-green eyes of hers. ‘Because it reminds you of the accident?’

      It reminded him of all he’d had. And all he’d lost.

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