Chapter 79

She totally ignored him as she concentrated on shoving the bolt home on the door before finally raising cool green eyes to his. “In that case, why weren’t you at the races yesterday?”

Sebastian smiled. “Aah, so you noticed I wasn’t there. I’m flattered.”

“Don’t be. I had a very pleasant afternoon. I picked several winners as well.”

“In that case, why are you so sour today? Or is that always your disposition around me?” Sebastian could feel his tongue running away with him, along with any hope he had of Angela ever accepting an invitation to go out on a date.

Not that he was going to ask her now. Not until he discovered what was going on between her and Jackman. No man liked to make a total fool of himself, not even when that man was as desperate as he was. His gaze swept over the object of that desperation, trying not to ogle the way the tight camel-coloured trousers she was wearing hugged every inch of her long, slender legs. Her neat white T-shirt was equal