‘Never let it be said that I don’t give something my all.’

‘No regrets?’

He stopped tapping at the screen and looked down at her. ‘Bit late now for regrets.’

Elizabeth propped herself up on her elbow. ‘I haven’t got any, but tell me, what makes a man want to sleep with his brother’s wife?’

‘Odd sort of question.’ Dominic carried on with his email.

‘I’m just interested.’

He put the phone down. ‘Because I wanted to. Because you wanted to. It’s Harry’s problem if he can’t stop you from looking elsewhere.’

‘You’re very cut-throat about it,’ said Elizabeth.

‘Pot. Kettle.’

‘I have my reasons but they’re probably different from yours. I don’t find Harry a threat, I just find him boring.’

‘Harry – a threat? I don’t think so.’

‘Then why?’

Dominic gave an impatient huff. ‘Because he pisses me off at times, the same way he used to piss our dad off. He thinks he’s better than everyone. Even as a kid, he used to give this aura of being a bit … removed from us. Not really a Sinclair. I’m like my dad, so everyone says, and I’d be inclined to agree with them. I’ve got the business brain. I’m a tough but fair boss. I expect my staff to be loyal and I’ll treat them right. Harry never showed any interest in the business, everything was done begrudgingly, and that’s one of the reasons Dad got cross with him.’

Elizabeth had, of course, heard Harry’s side of the story and it wasn’t dissimilar. ‘Yeah, he’s said in the past that he didn’t get on with his dad and would try to spend as little time with him as possible.’

‘He just made life more difficult for himself. I hate to say it, but in that respect Owen had more brains than Harry.’

‘What do you mean?’

‘Harry would go out of his way to annoy Dad, but Owen did everything he could to make sure he kept Dad happy. He kept a low profile but in a good way.’

‘Harry said your dad was heavy-handed.’