Just Wicked Enough
“The silver-haired woman sitting on the bed stared at Michael as though she was unable to comprehend the meaning of his announcement or didn’t quite trust him.
He cleared his throat. “She’s an American. A very wealthy American. I think you’d approve of her. Her eyes are not a distinct color. They seem to change shade with her mood. I haven’t quite determined the pattern yet. Mostly because she’s been put out with me more than anything else. And under those circumstances they tend to appear green.... Her hair, however, is quite the opposite when it comes to color. No question there. It is as bright a red as I have ever seen. I can’t say I particularly fancy the shade but—”
“Who are you that I should care?”
She studied him, bafflement clearly visible in her expression. She’d once been a beauty. Now, she was merely lost. He was incredibly weary of telling her who he was, only to be told his claim was impossible.
She had no son.
The truly sad thing was that she made the claim not because she had disinherited him, but because she truly had no memory of him.MoreLess
He cleared his throat. “She’s an American. A very wealthy American. I think you’d approve of her. Her eyes are not a distinct color. They seem to change shade with her mood. I haven’t quite determined the pattern yet. Mostly because she’s been put out with me more than anything else. And under those circumstances they tend to appear green.... Her hair, however, is quite the opposite when it comes to color. No question there. It is as bright a red as I have ever seen. I can’t say I particularly fancy the shade but—”
“Who are you that I should care?”
She studied him, bafflement clearly visible in her expression. She’d once been a beauty. Now, she was merely lost. He was incredibly weary of telling her who he was, only to be told his claim was impossible.
She had no son.
The truly sad thing was that she made the claim not because she had disinherited him, but because she truly had no memory of him.MoreLess
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