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  1. SINNER
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
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  52. Acknowledgements
  53. Keep Reading …
  54. About the Author
  55. Also by Jacqui Rose
  56. About the Publisher

‘No, not bad, I’m just in a hurry. I need the money by tomorrow and I’ve had a cash flow problem because as you know, the club has been shut down due to the fire. But that doesn’t mean I’m not capable of paying you back.’

‘So how do you propose to pay us back, bearing in mind the interest we charge?’

‘On a re-mortgage. The house in Soho Square, I’ll re-mortgage that.’

Huang shrugged, pulling a face. ‘But I’ve always been under the impression that house was Ms Doyle’s, given to her by her father, Patrick.’

Irritated by all the questions, Alfie couldn’t stop himself from snapping, ‘Look, I don’t ask you how you keep your books in order, so I don’t appreciate you asking me.’

Huang gave a nasty smile. ‘Mr Jennings, the difference is, I don’t come and ask you for half a million pounds.’

‘I get that, but I can pay you back.’

‘You do realise that the reason I’m saying all this is for your own good. That I’m just making sure you have the resources to pay the loan back because I would hate to have to get my men to force the money out of you. After all, we go back a long way.’

Alfie’s voice was firm. ‘With respect, I know what I’m doing and there won’t be any need for extreme measures. Like I say, I’m good for the money, and if for any reason that proved to be untrue, then, Mr Huang, I’m willing to take the consequences of any decisions I make.’

Huang nodded. He remained silent for a few moments before pushing the piles of money, which were sitting in the middle of the table, towards Alfie. He stood up and walked to the door, turning back to look at Alfie. ‘It’s all there, Mr Jennings, and I do hope for your sake what you’re saying is the truth.’

After Huang had left the room, Alfie sat there with the money in front of him, wondering quite what Franny would say when he told her she’d have to re-mortgage her house.

42

The next morning Alfie, who hadn’t bothered going to bed because he knew he’d just be up all night worrying about the auction and Taylor, smiled at Franny as she walked into the breakfast room. He studied her face. She looked slightly better than she had yesterday, though maybe that was the sleeping tablet she’d taken. However, he was sure that when he told her about the deal he’d made with Huang, she probably wasn’t going to look so calm.