Australian Millionaires: The Millionaire's Seductive Revenge. Maxine Sullivan

didn’t respond as she started the engine and drove out of the car park without looking back. Which is exactly what she’d have to do where he was concerned anyway. Walk away and not look back.

      She was halfway home when something occurred to her. Was this Julia the woman who had “mattered”? Without a doubt she knew that she was. And obviously Julia still mattered or Brant would still be in bed with her right now.

      Kia didn’t call him when she got home. Worse, he didn’t call her, and that made her heart sink more. Obviously she wasn’t as important to him as Julia.

      Kia got no sleep for the rest of the night and by morning she felt exhausted. Not even her usual shower, followed by a breakfast of sliced mango, nor a cup of coffee, could make her feel the slightest bit better.

      If only she didn’t love Brant. It would all be so much easier if he was the kind of man she thought might eventually love her in return. Only he wasn’t. And he never would be. A leopard didn’t change its spots. A womanizer didn’t become trustworthy. The word faithful wasn’t in his dictionary.

      Phillip rang as she headed out the door. She’d decided to go to work early and get some of the paperwork typed and on Brant’s desk before he came in. He was bound to be late, if he turned up at all.

      “What do you think you’re doing sending some woman to seduce me?” Phillip joked, his tone so heartbreakingly light that Kia had to smile.

      “And did Lynette succeed?”

      “Let’s just say she surpassed all expectations.” There was a slight hesitation. “How can we ever thank you for all you’ve done, Kia?” he said softly.

      “Just be happy. That’s all the thanks I want.”

      “We will. And we want you to come to the wedding in two months time. We would have scheduled it earlier, but I have to see one more doctor, then I’m all hers.”

      Kia knew she wouldn’t want to go to the wedding. How could she bear seeing Brant in a social situation? Worse, with Julia by his side.

      “I’ll put it in my calendar.”