Chapter 30

ANNA. I refuse to let myself really look at Mr. O'Connor. I wonder if it's because of the circumstances under which we met that made me fail to notice how handsome he was. It's the choking kind. The kind that steals your breath momentarily. And the smile he gives me is a full-on attack, a smile that no doubt had women tripping over themselves for him. It just so happens to irritate me. "What are you doing here?" His blue eyes drop low to my dress, taking me in slowly and I hug Finn tightly like he's a shield against the prying, sensual look of this arrogant man. "I'd pay to see you in a dress every day." He pauses and I see his eyes brighten a little. "Come work for me. I'll pay you handsomely to walk about in dresses like those." Something hot pours into my chest and my fingers start to shake with anger. "Watch your words. I'm a married woman, and stop speaking such nonsense in front of my son." He grins, toying with the glass of wine in his grasp. "Well then, send him off so I