Episode 15: 'Who's the woman

So why on earth had he insisted that she had to accompany him? Those extremely confidential business plans he was so fired up about, this pretending to be interested in one company while being interested in another, she recalled in exasperation. She wished she understood how that data could be as hugely important as he seemed to think it was.

 

 

A spy, she thought afresh, shaking her head in wonderment. police and robbers. Thriller territory. Way beyond anything she could even imagine. But then Dior Harlequin lived in a gilded world of immense wealth and privilege. He wheeled and dealt in incredibly high-powered circles.

 

 

Even the night before his own father's funeral he had still been talking business. Had it been a very sudden death? Whatever, on reflection, Stella was surprised that he hadn't already been to Greece.

 

 

Even before she had entered the equation and complicated matters, hadn't he been cutting things a bit fine? It was after seven in the morning and a bright and beautiful day when Dior Harlequin and Stella finally walked into Athens airport.

 

 

Wearing the suit combined with the long dramatic gloves, the extravagant-brimmed hat and the designer sunglasses which Dior had given her, Stella felt as if she was taking part in a fancy dress parade. They were waved on by grave-faced officials.

 

 

But as they passed through the barriers a wave of shouting men with cameras surged forward, held at bay only by a squad of equally determined security guards. Stella just froze in the glare of flashing cameras.

 

 

Dior closed a powerful arm around her and carried her on through the crush as if it wasn't there, impervious to the questions being thrown in several different languages. 'Who's the woman?' she heard a man roar loudly in English. Stella was unnerved by the aggressive behavior of the paparazzi.

 

 

Dior was coming home to his father's funeral. What had happened to privacy? The giving of a little respectful space? For Lord sake, was Dior hounded like this everywhere he went? Stella hadn't the slightest idea. But during breaks in evening shifts, she had frequently heard her co-workers discussing Dior's private life in the most lurid of terms. He lived in the fast lane.

 

 

He featured in glossy magazines and made endless gossip column headlines. Having enjoyed affairs with a string of gorgeous, high-profile women, he was a real sex god to the cleaning staff. But Stella had always felt rather superior during those sessions. She hadn't had the slightest interest hi the exploits of a male she neither knew nor ever expected to meet. So she hadn't listened any further.

 

 

They changed terminals and ended up in a small, plainly furnished waiting room. Stella was still trembling. 'Is it always like that for you?' Dior shrugged a broad shoulder. Dark, deep-set awesomely beautiful eyes briefly touched her.

 

 

Yes...but I'm afraid I overlooked the more extreme interest your presence would excite.' 'I hope to heaven I'm not going to be recognizable in any of those photos,' Stella confided tautly. Dior said nothing. 'What are we waiting for now?' 'A flight out to the island where the burial will take place.' Another flight. She suppressed a groan.

 

 

The journey seemed endless. 'The island?' she queried. 'Chandos. You do know nothing about me,' Dior remarked with a slight frown. 'I'm not used to that.' 'But I bet it's good for you...puts a dent in your belief that you are the sun around which the entire world must turn,' Stella muttered and then froze in dismay. She grimaced.

 

 

'I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was just thinking out loud!' "That disastrous lack of tact must get you into trouble.' Dior surveyed her with a shadowy suspicion of a smile momentarily softening the hard line of his expressive mouth. Stella swallowed hard, grateful he hadn't exploded.

 

 

It's been known.' 'Why are you always in search of a fight?' Dior scanned her with penetrating eyes that tightened her very skin over her bones and made her shift uneasily on her seat. 'You look so wonderfully feminine and delicate—' Stella winced.

 

 

'Not delicate...please!' 'Cute?' 'Worse,' she censured without hesitation. 'Men refuse to take me seriously. It's a big drawback being small and blonde—' 'But you're not blonde. Your hair is the color of platinum. It's extremely eye-catching,' Dior informed her with definitive derision and the distinct air of a male unimpressed by her protest.

 

 

If you genuinely don't want to invite that type of male attitude, you shouldn't dye it that shade.' Stella dealt him the wary glance of a woman who had heard it all before. 'My hair's natural. My grandmother was Dutch and very fair.' 'Natural? I don't believe you. Take your hat off,' he urged, startling her. After a moment's hesitation, Stella did so and flung back her head as if she was challenging him.

Episodes
1 Episode 1: He's getting a witch
2 Episode 2: Murmuring with satisfaction
3 Episode 4: Get off that phone now
4 Episode 5: I'm afraid I can't trust your word
5 Episode 6: Free will
6 Episode 7: I have no desire for a company
7 Episode 8: That wasn't his only problem
8 Episode 9: Put them on
9 Episode 10: An adventure
10 Episode 11: You have betrayed my trust
11 Episode 12: You're a very convincing liar
12 Episode 13: Passion and Sensuality
13 Episode 14: Oh, dear heaven
14 Episode 15: 'Who's the woman
15 Episode 16: I don't like to be boss around
16 Episode 17: He's got a taste
17 Episode 18: Calling me a babe
18 Episode 19: I hate this
19 Episode 20: What on earth was the matter with her
20 Episode 21: Quite extraordinary
21 Episode 22: Did you have a happy childhood
22 Episode 23: Don't you realize that
23 Episode 24: My turn
24 Episode 25: So sweet
25 Episode 26: She couldn't believe
26 Episode 27: Can't talk now
27 Episode 28: It didn't seem to bother him
28 Episode 29: What's wrong
29 Episode 30:
30 Episode 31: Is Grace still employed?
31 Episode 32: I’m going in tonight
32 Episode 33: It's not Okay
33 Episode 34: Who the heck do you think you are to say that to me?
34 Episode 35: I'm not backing off
35 Episode 36: You belong with me
36 Episode 37: You're not supposed to know me!
37 Episode 38: Stop running away
38 Episode 39: I made it my business to know
39 Episode 40: I think I might be pregnant
40 Episode 41: Can I go out on the balcony
41 Episode 42: Trust me
42 Episode 43: I don't want to be your mistress
43 Episode 44: I don't care who I see
44 Episode 45: We're going to be parents
45 Episode 46: What's wrong with tonight?
46 Episode 47: I don't want your money
47 Episode 48: You do deserve her
48 Episode 49: I wouldn't have you as a gift
49 Episode 50: A little amusement
50 Episode 51: One month's notice
51 Episode 52: I saw you kissing him
52 Episode 53: Do...do you love her?
53 Episode 54: Do you love her (2)
54 Episode 55: I make a very bitter enemy
55 Episode 56: You look just gorgeous
56 Episode 57: I wish he'd met you
57 Episode 58: What's wrong?
58 Episode 59: I promise you
59 Episode 60: To make you welcome
60 Episode 61: You are so perfect
61 Episode 62: It's our wedding night
62 Episode 63: She hadn't liked that
63 Episode 64: Then what?
64 Episode 65: Lack of discretion?
65 Episode 66: What do you expect?
66 Episode 67: Don't be slow
67 Episode 68: Would I do that?
68 Episode 69: Rational
69 Episode 70: I don't want you anymore!
70 Episode 71: No! No way was it wrong!
71 Episode 72: What on earth are we doing here?
72 Episode 73: She's a nice person
73 Episode 74: I adore you
74 Episode 75: That's what I'm here for
Episodes

Updated 74 Episodes

1
Episode 1: He's getting a witch
2
Episode 2: Murmuring with satisfaction
3
Episode 4: Get off that phone now
4
Episode 5: I'm afraid I can't trust your word
5
Episode 6: Free will
6
Episode 7: I have no desire for a company
7
Episode 8: That wasn't his only problem
8
Episode 9: Put them on
9
Episode 10: An adventure
10
Episode 11: You have betrayed my trust
11
Episode 12: You're a very convincing liar
12
Episode 13: Passion and Sensuality
13
Episode 14: Oh, dear heaven
14
Episode 15: 'Who's the woman
15
Episode 16: I don't like to be boss around
16
Episode 17: He's got a taste
17
Episode 18: Calling me a babe
18
Episode 19: I hate this
19
Episode 20: What on earth was the matter with her
20
Episode 21: Quite extraordinary
21
Episode 22: Did you have a happy childhood
22
Episode 23: Don't you realize that
23
Episode 24: My turn
24
Episode 25: So sweet
25
Episode 26: She couldn't believe
26
Episode 27: Can't talk now
27
Episode 28: It didn't seem to bother him
28
Episode 29: What's wrong
29
Episode 30:
30
Episode 31: Is Grace still employed?
31
Episode 32: I’m going in tonight
32
Episode 33: It's not Okay
33
Episode 34: Who the heck do you think you are to say that to me?
34
Episode 35: I'm not backing off
35
Episode 36: You belong with me
36
Episode 37: You're not supposed to know me!
37
Episode 38: Stop running away
38
Episode 39: I made it my business to know
39
Episode 40: I think I might be pregnant
40
Episode 41: Can I go out on the balcony
41
Episode 42: Trust me
42
Episode 43: I don't want to be your mistress
43
Episode 44: I don't care who I see
44
Episode 45: We're going to be parents
45
Episode 46: What's wrong with tonight?
46
Episode 47: I don't want your money
47
Episode 48: You do deserve her
48
Episode 49: I wouldn't have you as a gift
49
Episode 50: A little amusement
50
Episode 51: One month's notice
51
Episode 52: I saw you kissing him
52
Episode 53: Do...do you love her?
53
Episode 54: Do you love her (2)
54
Episode 55: I make a very bitter enemy
55
Episode 56: You look just gorgeous
56
Episode 57: I wish he'd met you
57
Episode 58: What's wrong?
58
Episode 59: I promise you
59
Episode 60: To make you welcome
60
Episode 61: You are so perfect
61
Episode 62: It's our wedding night
62
Episode 63: She hadn't liked that
63
Episode 64: Then what?
64
Episode 65: Lack of discretion?
65
Episode 66: What do you expect?
66
Episode 67: Don't be slow
67
Episode 68: Would I do that?
68
Episode 69: Rational
69
Episode 70: I don't want you anymore!
70
Episode 71: No! No way was it wrong!
71
Episode 72: What on earth are we doing here?
72
Episode 73: She's a nice person
73
Episode 74: I adore you
74
Episode 75: That's what I'm here for

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