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作者:妮娜·哈林顿

出版社:外语教学与研究出版社

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巧遇

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PROLOGUE

'MUM I'm here,' Lexi Collazo Sloane whispered as her mother breezed into her room, instantly bringing a splash of purple, bravado and energy to the calm cream and gold colour scheme in the exclusive London hospital.

'I am so sorry I'm late, darling,' her mother gushed, shaking the rain from her coat and then planting a firm kiss on Lexi's cheek. 'But our director suddenly decided to bring the rehearsal of the ballroom scene forward.' She shook her head and laughed out loud. 'Pirate swords and silk skirts. If those dresses survive intact it will be a miracle. And don't talk to me about the shoes and wigs!'

'You can do it, Mum.' Lexi chuckled, folding her pyjamas into her overnight bag. 'You're the best wardrobe mistress in the theatre business. No worries. The dress rehearsal tomorrow will be a triumph.'

'Alexis Sloane, you are the most outrageous fibber. But, thanks. Now. Down to more important things.' She took a breath, then gently put a hand on Lexi's shoulder and looked into her eyes. 'How did it go this morning? And don't spare me. What did the specialist say? Am I going to be a grandmother one of these fine days?'

Lexi sat back down on the bed and her heart wanted to weep. Time to get this over and done with.

'Well, there's some good news, and some less than good news. Apparently medical science has advanced a little over the past eighteen years, but I don't want you to get your hopes up.' She reached out and drew her mother to sit next to her on the bed. 'There is a small chance that I might be able to have children, but...' she caught her breath as her mother gasped '... it would be a long, tough process and there's no guarantee that the treatment would be a success in the end. According to the specialist, I'd only be setting myself up for disappointment.'

She braved a half smile and squeezed her mother's hand. 'Sorry, Mum. It looks like you might have to wait a lot longer before I can give you those grandchildren after all.'

Her mother exhaled loudly before hugging her. 'Now, don't you worry about that for one more minute. We've talked about this before. There are lots of children out there looking for a loving home, and Adam is happy to adopt. You will have your own family one day I just know it. Okay?'

'I know, but you had such high hopes that it would be good news.'

'As far as I am concerned it is good news. In fact, I think we should splash out on a nice restaurant this evening, don't you? Your dad will insist,' she added, waggling her eyebrows. 'It seems the photography business is paying well these days.'

Lexi touched her arm and swallowed down the huge lump of anxiety and apprehension that had made an already miserable day even more stressful. 'Is he here yet, Mum? I've been nodding off all afternoon and now I'm terrified that I might have missed him.'

But her mother looked into her face with a huge grin. 'Yes,' she replied, clasping hold of both of Lexi's hands. 'Yes, he is here. I left your dad back in the car park. And he is so different. He really does want to make up for lost time. Why else would he pay for this lovely private hospital at the first mention that you needed treatment? He knew how scared you must be after the last time. Everything's going to be just fine. You wait and see.'

Lexi's heart started to race. 'What if he doesn't even recognise me? I mean, I was only ten the last time he saw me. That was eighteen years ago. He might not even know who I am.'

Her mother patted her cheek, shaking her head. 'Now, don't be so silly. Of course he'll recognise you. He must have albums filled with all of the photos I've sent him over the years. Besides, you're so lovely he'll spot you in an instant.'

She pressed her cheek against Lexi's as she wrapped her in a warm hug. 'Your dad has already told me how very proud he is of everything you've achieved in your life. And you can tell him all about your brilliant writing over dinner tonight.'

Then she patted her hair, snatched up her bag and headed into the bathroom. 'Which means I need to get ready. Back in a moment.'

Lexi smiled and shrugged her shoulders. As if her mother could ever be anything other than gorgeous! She'd aways been so irrepressible, no matter what life had thrown at them. And all she'd ever wanted was a large family around her whom she could shower with love.

Lexi wiped away a stray tear from her cheek. It broke her heart that she wouldn't be able to give her mother grandchildren and make her happy. Just broke her heart.

Mark Belmont stabbed at the elevator buttons, willing them to respond, then cursed under his breath and took off towards the stairs.

The logical part of his brain knew that it had only been seconds since he'd thanked his mother's friend for keeping vigil in that terrible hospital room until he arrived. The steady weeping hadn't helped him to keep calm or controlled, but he was on his own now, and it was his turn to make some sense of the last few hours.

The urgent call from the hospital. The terrible flight from Mumbai, which had felt never ending, then the taxi ride from the airport, which had seemed to hit every red light in London on the way in.

The truth was still hard to take in. His mother, his beautiful, talented and self confident mother, had taken herself to a London plastic surgeon without telling her family. According to her actress friend she had made some feeble joke about not alerting the media to the fact that Crystal Leighton was having a tummy tuck. And she was right. The press were only too ready to track down any dirty secrets about the famously wholesome English movie star. But to him? That was his mother the tabloids were stalking.

Mark took the stairs two at a time as his sense of failure threatened to overwhelm him.

He couldn't believe it. They'd been together for the whole of the Christmas and New Year holiday and she'd seemed more excited and positive than she'd been in years. Her autobiography was coming together, her charity work was showing results and his clever sister had provided her with a second grandchild.

Why? Why had she done this without telling anyone? Why had she come here alone to have an operation that had gone so horribly wrong? She'd known the risks, and she'd always laughed off any suggestion of plastic surgery in the past. And yet she'd gone ahead and done it anyway.

His steps slowed and he sniffed and took a long breath, steadying himself before going back into that hospital room where his lovely, precious mother was lying comatose, hooked up to monitors which beeped out every second just how much damage the embolism had done.

A stroke. Doing what they could. Specialists called in. Still no clear prognosis.

Mark pulled open the door. At least she'd had the good sense to choose a discreet hospital, well known for protecting its patients from prying eyes. There would be no paparazzi taking pictures of his bruised and battered mother for the world to ogle at.

No. He would have to endure that image on his own.

Lexi had just turned back to her packing when a young nurse popped her head around the door. 'More visitors, Miss Sloane.' She smiled. 'Your dad and your cousin have just arrived to take you home. They'll be right with you.' And with a quick wave she was gone.

'Thank you,' Lexi replied in the direction of the door, and swallowed down a deep feeling of uncertainty and nervousness. Why did her father want to see her now, after all these long years? She pushed herself off the bed and slowly walked towards the door.

Then Lexi paused and frowned. Her cousin? She didn't have a cousin as far as she knew. Perhaps that was another one of the surprises her dad had lined up for her? She'd promised her mother that she would give him a chance today, and that was what she was going to do, no matter how painful it might be.

Taking a deep breath, she straightened her back and strolled out into the corridor to greet the father who had abandoned her and her mother just when they'd needed him most. If he expected her to leap into his arms then he was sorely mistaken, but she could be polite and thank him for her mother's sake, at least.

If only her heart would stop thumping so hard that she could hardly think. She'd loved him so much when she was little her wonderful father had been the centre of her world.

She braced herself and looked around. But all was calm, restful and quiet. Of course it would take a few moments for him to get through the elaborate security checks at the main desk designed to protect the rich and famous and then take the elevator to the first floor.

She was just about to turn back when she caught a movement out of the corner of her eye through the half open door of one of the patient's rooms identical to the one she had just left, but tucked away at the end of the long corridor.

And then she saw him.

Unmistakable. Unforgettable. Her father. Mario Collazo. Slim and handsome, greying around the temples, but still gorgeous. He was crouched down just inside the room, under the window, and he had a small but powerful digital camera in his hand.

Something was horribly wrong here. Without thinking, she crept towards the door to get a better look.

In an instant she took in the scene. A woman lay on the hospital bed, her long dark hair spread out against the bleached white sheets which matched the colour of her face. Her eyes were closed and she was connected to tubes and monitors all around the bed.

The horrific truth of what she was looking at struck Lexi hard and left her reeling with shock, so that she had to lean against the wall to stay upright.

The nurses wouldn't have been able to see her father from the main reception area, where a younger man she had never seen before was showing them some paperwork, diverting their attention away from what was happening in this exclusive clinic under their very noses.

When she found the strength to speak her words came out in a horrified shudder. 'Oh, no. No, Dad. Please, no.'

And he heard her. In an instant he whirled around from where he was crouching and glared at her in disbelief. Just for a moment she saw a flash of shock, regret and contrition drift across his face, before his mouth twisted into a silent grin.

And her blood ran cold.

Mario Collazo had made a name for himself as a celebrity photographer. It wasn't hard to work out what he was doing with a camera inside the hospital room of some celebrity that he had stalked here.

If that was true... If that was true then her dad hadn't come to see her at all. He had lied to her warm hearted mother and tricked his way into the hospital. None of the security officers would have stopped him if he was the relative of a patient.

Ice formed in the pit of her stomach as the hard reality of what she had just seen hit home. Her dad never had any intention of visiting her. The only reason he was here was to invade this poor sick woman's privacy. Lexi had no idea who she was, or why she was in this hospital, but that was irrelevant. She deserved to be left alone, no matter who she was.

Lexi felt bitter tears burning in the corners of her eyes. She had to get away. Escape. Collect her mother and get out of this place as fast as her legs could take her.

But in an instant that option was wiped away.

She had waited too long.

Because striding towards her was a tall, dark haired man in a superbly tailored dark grey business suit. Not a doctor. This man was power and authority all wrapped up inside the handsome package of a broad shouldered, slim hipped man of about thirty. His head was low, his steps powerful and strident to match the dark, twisted brow. And he was heading straight for the room where her father was hiding.

He didn't even notice she was there, and she could only watch in horror as he flung open the door to the woman's room.

Then everything seemed to happen at once.

'What the hell are you doing in here?' he demanded, his voice furious with disbelief as he stormed into the room, pushed aside the visitor's chair and grabbed her father by the shoulder of his jacket.

Her breath froze inside her lungs, and Lexi pressed her back farther against the wall.

'Who are you, and what do you want?' His voice was shrill and full of menace, but loud enough to alert the receptionist at the desk to look up and lift the telephone. 'And how did you get a camera in here? I'll take that, you parasite.'

The camera came flying out of the door and crashed against the wall next to Lexi with such force that it smashed the lens. To Lexi's horror she saw the young man at reception reach into his pocket and pull out a digital camera and start to take photographs of what was happening inside the room from the safety of the corridor. Suddenly the stillness of the hushed hospital was filled with shouting, yelling, crashing furniture and medical equipment, flower vases smashing to the floor, nurses running and other patients coming out of their rooms to see what the noise was all about.

Shock and fear overwhelmed her. Her legs simply refused to move.

She was frozen. Immobile. Because, as if it was a horrible train wreck, she simply could not take her eyes away from that hospital room.

The door had swung half closed, but she could see her father struggling with the man in the suit. They were fighting, pushing and shoving each other against the glass window of the room. And her heart broke for the poor woman who was lying so still on the bed, oblivious to the fight that had erupted around her.

The door swung open and her father staggered backwards into the corridor, his left arm raised to protect himself. Lexi covered her mouth with both hands as the handsome stranger stretched back his right arm and punched her father in the face, knocking him sprawling onto the floor just in front of her feet.

The stranger lunged again, pulling her father off the ground by his jacket and starting to shake him so vigorously that Lexi felt sick. She screamed out loud. 'Stop it please! That's my dad!'

Her father was hurled back to the ground with a thud. She dropped to the floor on her knees and put her hand on her father's heaving chest as he pushed himself up on one elbow and rubbed his jaw. Only then did she look up into the face of the attacker. And what she saw there made Lexi recoil in horror and shock.

The handsome face was twisted into a mask of rage and anger so distorted that it was barely recognisable.

'Your dad? So that's how it is. He used his own daughter as an accomplice. Nice.'

He stepped back, shaking his head and trying to straighten his jacket as security guards swarmed around him and nurses ran into the patient's room.

'Congratulations,' he added, 'you got what you came for.'

The penetrating gaze emanating from eyes of the darkest blue like a stormy sea bored deep into her own, as though they were trying to penetrate her skull. 'I hope you're satisfied,' he added, twisting his lips into a snarl of disgust and contempt before looking away, as if he couldn't bear the sight of her and her father for a second longer.

'I didn't know!' she called. 'I didn't know anything about this. Please believe me.'

He almost turned, but instead shrugged his shoulders and returned to the bedroom, shutting the door behind him and leaving her kneeling on the cold hospital floor, nauseous with shock, fear and wretched humiliation.序“妈妈——我在这儿。”莱克茜·科拉佐·斯隆低声对着匆匆走进房间的母亲说道。母亲一走进这家伦敦高级医院的病房,就给这个奶白和金黄相间的素雅病房增添了一抹华美、张扬和活力。“真的很抱歉,我迟到了,亲爱的。”母亲一边滔滔不绝地说着,一边甩掉外套上的雨水,使劲在莱克茜的脸颊上吻了一下,“因为我们经理突然决定把舞厅的场景彩排提前了。”她摇摇头大声地笑起来,“海盗剑和真丝裙,如果这些服装能完好无损地幸存下来,那将是一个奇迹。更别说鞋子和假发了!”“您可以做到的,妈妈。”莱克茜一边笑着说,一边叠起她的睡衣放进旅行包里,“在戏剧界,您是最优秀的戏装保管员。不要担心。明天的彩排一定会成功的。”“亚历克西斯·斯隆,你可真会说好话。不过还是要谢谢你。好啦,来谈谈更重要的事情吧。”她吸了口气,轻轻地把手放到莱克茜肩上,看着她的眼睛说,“今天早上怎么样?别怕我受不了。专科医生怎么说的?我是不是有天能做外婆了?”

莱克茜坐回到床上,心里直想哭。是面对并结束这一切的时候了。“好吧,有些好消息,也有一些不太好的消息。很显然,医学在过去的十八年进步了一点儿,但是您别抱太大希望。”她伸手拉着母亲坐到自己旁边,“我也许可以有孩子,虽然机会很小,但是……”她停顿了一下,母亲惊讶地张开口。“……那将是一个漫长而艰难的过程,并且不能保证治疗最后一定成功。专科医生说,我最好做好失望的心理准备。”

她勇敢地挤出一丝笑容并紧紧握着母亲的手,“对不起,妈妈,看样子您可能得等很长时间我才能给您生外孙”。

母亲大声呼出一口气,紧紧地抱住了她,“那么,不要再担心了。我们之前已经说过了。外面有很多孩子想找个温暖的家,而且亚当也很乐意收养个孩子。终有一天,你一定会拥有自己的家——我肯定你会的。对吗?”“我知道,可您非常希望听到好消息。”“对我来说,这就是个好消息。事实上,我认为晚上我们应该去个好饭店挥霍一下,你觉得呢?你爸爸执意要请咱们吃饭。”她扬扬眉说,“好像最近摄影生意还不错。”

莱克茜摸着自己的手臂,将心中的焦虑和恐惧咽了回去。本来她这一天就够痛苦的了,而这焦虑和恐惧让这一天更难挨了。“妈妈,他是不是已经来了?我一下午都在打瞌睡,我真害怕自己已经错过他了。”

但是母亲却带着灿烂的笑容盯着她的脸,“来了,”她紧握着莱克茜的双手回答道,“他在这儿。我把你爸爸留在了停车场。他变了很多。他真的想弥补失去的时光。不然为何一提到你需要治疗,他就付钱让你来这么高级的私人医院呢?上次治疗之后,他知道你一定吓坏了。一切都会好的。你就等着看吧。”

莱克茜心跳开始加速,“如果他连认都认不出我该怎么办呢?我的意思是,上次他见我时我才十岁。那都是十八年前了。他可能已经认不出我了。”

母亲轻轻拍了一下她的脸,摇摇头,“别傻了,他肯定会认出你的。他的相册里一定装满了过去这些年我给他发的照片。此外,你这么可爱,他会立刻认出你的。”

她抱着莱克茜,脸贴着莱克茜的脸,“你爸爸跟我说过对你生活中的所有成就他有多么地骄傲。晚餐的时候,你可以给他讲讲你杰出的文学作品。”

然后她轻轻拍了一下头发,抓起包,走向洗手间。意思是:我要准备一下。马上回来。

莱克茜笑着耸了耸肩。妈妈似乎一直都很漂亮!无论生活抛给他们什么,她一直都是如此坚强。她想要的只是一个大家庭,这样她就可以尽情地挥洒她的爱了。

莱克茜擦了擦脸上的一道泪水。她不能给母亲生一群外孙让她高兴,这让她感到伤心。十分伤心。

马克·贝尔蒙特使劲按着电梯的按钮,希望它能有点儿反应,然后小声骂了一句跑向了楼梯。

他刚刚谢过母亲的朋友们,她们在他来之前一直在这可怕的医院病房中替他照看母亲。他理智的部分明白,送别她们并没有耽误多长时间,但她们止不住的泪水使他无法平静和自控。此时只剩下他一个人了,他该去弄清楚过去的几个小时究竟发生了什么。

先是医院打来了紧急电话,接着是孟买糟糕又漫长的航班,然后在从机场乘坐出租车赶来时,在伦敦的路上他们好像碰上了所有红灯。

事情仍然让他难以接受。他的母亲,他那漂亮的、才华横溢的、自信的母亲,没有告诉家人,自己找了个伦敦的整形外科医生。据她的女演员朋友说,她开了个不好笑的玩笑,说克丽丝特尔·莱顿要做腹部减脂手术的事就不要惊动媒体了。她是对的。媒体非常乐意追踪这位以健康著称的英国影星不雅的秘密。可是对于他意味着什么?正在被小报追踪的可是他的母亲啊。

马克两步并作一步跨上楼梯,他感到一阵挫败感,好像要将他吞没了似的。

他无法相信发生的事情。整个圣诞节和新年假期他们都在一起,她看起来比前几年更加活跃积极。她的自传正在酝酿之中,她的慈善事业有了成效,而马克聪明的妹妹已经给她生了第二个外孙。

为什么?她为什么这样做而且不告诉任何人?为什么她独自一人来做这样一个手术,出了这么严重的差错?她应该知道风险,以前对任何有关整形手术的建议她总是一笑了之。然而这次她不仅想通了,还做了手术。

他放慢脚步,抽了下鼻子,深吸了口气,想在回到病房之前使自己镇静下来,他心爱的美丽的母亲正昏迷着躺在里面,连接的显示器每秒发出的“哔哔”声宣告着栓塞造成的后果有多严重。

中风。专科医生被请来,他们在尽力而为。但仍然无法准确预测可能的后果。

马克拉开门。至少母亲很明智,选择了一家谨慎的医院,这家医院非常注重保护病人的隐私。这里应该没有狗仔队给布满淤青与伤痕的母亲拍照,让全世界关注。

不。他只能独自一人为母亲躺在病床上的模样难受。

莱克茜刚开始继续整理行李,一个年轻的护士推开门探进脑袋,“又来客人了,斯隆小姐。”她笑着说,“你爸爸和堂兄来接你回家。他们马上就来。”然后她快速挥挥手走开了。“谢谢。”莱克茜对着门口回答道,忍住疑虑和紧张慌乱的情绪。这么多年了,为什么他的父亲现在想见她?她挪下床,慢慢地走向门口。

接着,莱克茜停下脚步,皱起了眉头。她的堂兄?据她所知,她可没有堂兄。也许这是她爸爸给她准备的另一个惊奇?她已经答应过母亲今天会给他一次见面的机会,无论会是多么痛苦她都会去见他一面。

她深深吸了一口气,挺直了背走到走廊,准备向父亲打招呼。父亲在母女俩最需要他的时候抛弃了她们,如果他还期待她会扑进他的怀抱,那真是大错特错了。但是,她会表现得很礼貌,至少看在母亲的份上谢谢他。

只是她的心砰砰直跳,这让她几乎不能思考。小的时候,她曾是那样爱他——她完美的父亲曾是她世界的中心。

她鼓起勇气,打量了一下四周。但是一切都那么安静。当然,他需要几分钟通过总服务台细致的安全检查——为了保护那些有钱人和名人——然后乘电梯到二楼。

她正要转身时,眼睛的余光从一个半开着的门里看到一个人影,这个房间与她刚离开的病房相同,只是隐蔽在长长的走廊尽头。

然后,她看到了他。

一点儿不错。难以忘怀。正是她的父亲马里奥·科拉佐。他身材修长,相貌英俊,虽然双鬓斑白,却仍然风度翩翩。他蹲伏在房间里,在窗户下面,手里拿着一个小型但功能强大的数码相机。

一定大有问题。她想都没想,蹑手蹑脚走到门口,想看个究竟。

她突然看懂了眼前的场景。一个女人躺在病床上,她那又黑又长的头发披散在漂洗过的白色床单上,她的脸色像床单一样苍白。她双目紧闭,全身连接着的导管和监控器摆满了床的周围。

眼前这可怖的一幕使莱克茜备受打击,她异常震惊,感到天旋地转,不得不靠着墙才能站得住。

护士们从接待处中心看不到她的父亲,因为有个她之前从没见过的年轻人正在给他们看一些文件,转移了他们的注意力,对发生在这家高级医院眼皮子底下的事情全然不知。

当她终于恢复力气说话时,她带着惊恐的战栗说道:“噢,不,不,爸爸。求你了,不要。”

他听到了她说的话,马上蹲在原地转过身来,用一种难以置信的眼神怒视着她。一瞬间,她看到他脸上闪过一丝震惊、后悔和忏悔,然后才咧开嘴露出无声的笑容。

她感到浑身发冷。

马里奥·科拉佐是位出名的名人摄影师。所以不难分析出他为什么会带着相机潜入某位名人的病房。

如果这是真的……如果这是真的,那么她的父亲根本就不是来看她的。他向她那好心的母亲撒了谎,并用欺骗的手段混进了医院。如果他是病人的家属,医院的保安人员就不会阻止他进入了。

等她明白了眼前残酷的现实,她的心凉透了。她的父亲从没想过要来探望她。他来这里的唯一目的就是侵犯这位可怜的女病人的隐私。莱克茜不知道她是谁、为什么住院,但是这些都无关紧要。不管她是谁,她有权不受打扰。

莱克茜感觉到眼角溢满苦涩的泪水。她必须离开。逃走。带她母亲离开这个地方,能有多快就多快。

但是这个机会稍纵即逝。

她等待得太久了。

一位高大的黑发男子穿着做工讲究的深灰色西服向她大步走来。他不是医生。这个男人大概三十岁,在他那宽阔的肩膀和瘦削的身材下蕴含着力量和权威。他低着头,步伐有力,却很沉重,与之相应的是紧蹙的浓黑色双眉。他径直去了父亲躲藏的房间。

他甚至没注意到她的存在,当他猛地推开那个女病人房间的门时,她只能惊恐地注视着。

然后,一切似乎都在一瞬间发生。

他冲进房间,推开为探视者准备的椅子,一把抓住身穿夹克的父亲的肩膀,“你到底在这里搞什么鬼?”他厉声问道,声音带着怀疑和愤怒。

莱克茜屏着呼吸,更紧地靠到墙上。“你是谁?想干什么?”他的声音尖厉,充满威胁,引起接待人员抬头张望并拿起了电话,“你是怎么把相机带进来的?我要拿走它,你这只寄生虫。”

接着,相机飞出门口,狠狠地撞到莱克茜身边的墙上,镜头被撞得支离破碎。令莱克茜惊恐的是她看到那个在接待室的年轻人伸手从口袋拿出一个数码相机,从走廊里一个安全的地方开始拍摄病房里发生的事情。突然间,安静的医院一下子沸腾了,充斥着喊叫声、家具和医疗设备撞击的声音、花瓶打碎在地板上的声音。护士们和其他病人都跑出来探寻噪音的来源。

震惊和恐惧使她不知所措。腿也完全不能动。

她僵在那里,一动不动。就好像发生的是一场可怕的火车事故,她的眼睛根本无法离开那个病房。

病房的门晃动到了半掩的状态,但是她能够看到她父亲与穿西服的男人扭打在一起。他们靠着病房的玻璃窗彼此推挤。她为这个可怜的女人伤心,她还一动不动地躺在床上,对身边发生的搏斗毫无知觉。

门开了,她的父亲踉跄着后退到走廊,他举起左胳膊保护自己。英俊的陌生人抡起右臂,猛击在她父亲的脸上,他正好摔在她面前的地板上,莱克茜用双手紧紧捂着自己的嘴。

陌生人再次扑过来,抓着父亲的夹克将他从地上拉起,使劲地摇晃,莱克茜感觉一阵眩晕。她大声尖叫道:“住手——拜托!他是我爸爸!”

她的父亲砰地一声被扔到地上。她跪到地上,把手放在父亲剧烈起伏的胸口上。他用肘部支撑着抬起身,揉着下巴。直到这时,她才抬头看清攻击者的脸。所看到的情景让她又惊又怕,往后退缩着。

这张英俊的脸因为愤怒和生气而扭曲,简直判若两人。“你的爸爸?原来是这么回事!利用自己的女儿做同谋,太棒了。”

他后退一步,摇摇头,整理了一下上衣,这时保安把他团团围住,护士蜂拥进入病房。“恭喜,”他说道,“你来这里的目的达到了。”

那双深蓝色的眼睛射出犀利的目光,就像暴风中的大海,看进她的双眼,好像要穿透她的头颅。“我希望你满意了。”他又说道,带着厌恶和蔑视的表情,然后转过脸,好像他无法忍受再多看她和她父亲一秒钟。“我不知情!”她说道,“我一点儿都不知情。请相信我。”

他好像要回过头,但却只是耸耸肩回了病房,将门随手带上,剩下她跪在医院冰冷的地板上,震惊、害怕和极度的羞辱感让她想吐。CHAPTERONE

Five Months Later

GOATS!

Lexi Sloane pushed her designer sandal hard onto the brake pedal as a pair of long eared brown and white nanny goats tottered out in front of the car as she drove around a bend, and bleated at her in disgust.

'Hey, give me a chance, girls. I'm new around here,' Lexi sang out into the silent countryside, snorting inelegantly as the goats totally ignored her and sauntered off into the long grass under the olive trees on the other side of the road.

'Which girls? Lexi? I thought you were working.' Her mother

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