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Tears spilled from her eyes and she nodded. ‘Mine was a girl too. She lives in my heart and that’s where I choose to remember her. You say you don’t live in the past, but that’s exactly what you’re doing. You’re judging me by what happened to you ten years ago.’
He inhaled sharply. ‘And you’ve proved to me just how far you’ll go. I told you about Angelique, about my child, and you said nothing. Because a small thing like a lost pregnancy is less important to you than your next race, isn’t it?’
She swayed as pain clamped her chest in a crushing vice. ‘You know why I wanted to race!’
‘I was a fool to believe you were trying to preserve the memory of your father. You were really just seeking to further your own agenda.’
Pain arrowed through her. ‘Don’t pretend you don’t think he was guilty.’
‘I said he was found guilty. I didn’t say I agreed with the verdict.’
‘But—’
He slashed a hand through her words. ‘I had my lawyers investigate the case. Some of the testimony didn’t add up. If your father had spent less time feeling sorry for himself and more time getting his lawyers to concentrate on his case he’d have realised that. That’s one of the things I came here to tell you.’
Tears stung the backs of her eyes, her throat clogging with unspoken words. ‘Marco, please—can’t we talk about this?’
He gave a single, finite shake of his head. ‘I’m not interested in anything you have to say. I’m only grateful I never made you pregnant. I don’t think I could survive another child of mine being so viciously denied life for the sake of ruthless ambition.’
Her insides froze as his words cut across her skin.
With one last condemning look he headed towards the door.
Panic seized her. ‘Marco!’
He stilled but didn’t turn around, one hand on the doorknob.
‘What else did you come to say to me?’
The cold malice in his eyes when he turned around made her heart clench.
‘I sold the team six weeks ago. In Korea. The paperwork was finalised today. As of one hour ago your contract is null and void.’
CHAPTER TWELVE
SHE was pregnant with Marco’s child. Sasha had been certain of it almost as soon as Marco had walked out on her in São Paolo. Taking the pregnancy test once she’d returned home had only established what she’d known in her heart.
There was no doubt in her mind that she would tell him he was about to become a father. The only problem was when.
He’d made his feelings clear. Her own emotions were too raw for her to face another showdown with Marco. She doubted he would believe whatever she had to tell him anyway.
Gentle fingers stroked over her belly. The doctor had confirmed today that she was almost three months pregnant. Her fingers stilled. Angelique had terminated Marco’s child at three months. Sadness welled inside her as she recalled Marco’s face when he’d shown her his scan.
Making up her mind before she lost the courage, she dug out her phone. Her fingers shook as she pressed the numbers.
‘Sí?’ came the deep voice.
‘Marco, it’s me.’
Taut silence.
‘I know you don’t want to speak to me … but there’s something I need to tell you.’
‘I’m no longer in the motor racing business, so you’re wasting your time.’ The line went dead.
Sasha stared at the phone, anger and pain churning through her. ‘Ass.’
She threw the phone down, vowing to make Marco beg before she let him anywhere near his child.
