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He knew she would come back to this subject but he didn’t anticipate how early it would be. “What about the baths?” he asked, keeping his tone even.
“I found out you had ice baths nearly on a nightly basis and although Dr. Jensen is uncertain they are the cause of your illness, he is of the opinion that they might have contributed to it.”
“I understand your concern and I am no longer going to have them,” he replied in a markedly brusque manner. They did not need to discuss this in detail.
“I believe you but that’s not the reason I want to talk about it. I know why you subjected your body to cold. Nicholas, there is a solution—”
He raised a hand. “No. There is no solution and I am not going to talk about this any further.”
A pained expression fleetingly passed over her features. “So, this is how it’s truly going to be between us.”He nodded and her eyes darkened. “You would rather harm yourself than allow me to bring you relief.”
Nicholas clenched his jaw. He was not being fair to her and felt like a cad for it but he didn’t know what else to do. He would no longer have cold baths and his future looked rather bleak. But it was a fair price to pay. She was one flower he would not pluck because she might wither. “This conversation is over.”
“Do you have any plans of continuing your line, Nicholas?” she asked quietly.
He did not respond, hoping his silence would make her drop her pursuit of answers. “Nicholas.”
Hell, woman!He snapped and the side of him he had been shielding her from since their reunion surfaced. “You want answers, hmm?” He lowered the news sheet and leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees.
Her eyes widened a fraction but she remained as she was, saying, “Yes, I do.”
“I killed my mother, Jenny.”
