Chapter 260

She was twenty-six when she met him. She had been married for three years by then. Her husband was the richest man on the island, ran a hugely successful company, had friends on both sides of the law, possessed both the looks and the body, and was attentive to her in the bedroom. But she regretted the marriage as soon as she laid eyes on Raymond Fontaine. Jay was handsome, but Ray was…mesmerising. When Ray walked into a room, all conversations ceased, all eyes turned towards him, and all women wished they’d met him sooner. Falling in love with him was like surrendering to the pull of gravity: inevitable, irresistible, and beyond anyone’s control. Every time she saw him, she had to finger her wedding ring to remind herself of the painful fact that she was married, and divorce from Jay was not an option. Still, she couldn’t help but let her eyes linger on him for longer than was appropriate, stay at the table long after dinner ended just to hear the sound of his voice, and even pick up t