Chapter 17

It was his fault he was sitting in his car outside this questionable block of flats instead of in bed with Evelyn.

He shouldn’t have left her like that, not only because he hadn’t had nearly enough of her, but because it hadn’t been his intention to leave her stranded again. Philip was meant to pick him up in the morning, and this car he had driven there was for Evelyn to use.

He had driven to his apartment before he had told himself he was being ridiculous. Evelyn was not Esther. In fact, she was the opposite. She never asked for anything. Everything he had ever given her he’d had to force on her. He was pretty sure he would have to force the car on her as well. The cash she had put with the bank cards when she had left was everything he had ever left for her after his visits.

She wasn’t greedy and was never demanding, so that made her the perfect mistress. If she left, it would take another decade to find anyone to replace her. She took care of all his needs, so