Diamonds Forever (Diamond Trilogy 3) - Page 68

‘To get her attention, maybe,’ said Deano, but his voice was ragged with anger, despite his attempts to maintain a civilised veneer. ‘To get a bit of heat out of that cold, cold fish.’

Jason swung around, his fists clenched.

‘Don’t,’ he warned. ‘Just don’t, OK?’

‘She’s got her hooks right into you, hasn’t she?’

‘If she was so wrong for you, why do you want her back then? Eh?’

‘Because there’s nobody else for me,’ hissed Deano, standing up himself.

The pair of them squared up, eye to eye, nose to nose, Jason having a slight height advantage, Deano wiry and quick.

For a few loaded seconds, violence

fizzed in the air.

Then Jason stepped back and reached into his back pocket for his phone. Damn. He’d left it at the Hall.

‘Fuck it,’ he muttered. ‘I’m getting out of here. How far out of Bledburn is this place? I’m going to have to walk it.’

‘I’ve no idea where we are,’ Deano admitted, wandering over to the shelf in search of a top-up for his glass.

‘Jenna’ll be wondering where I’ve got to.’ He paused, chewing his lip. ‘I lost my temper and walked out,’ he admitted. ‘You probably don’t know about it yet, but you soon will. There was a bit of a problem with a photo going up on Facebook …’

‘I know,’ said Deano heavily. ‘Did you put it up?’

‘No. It was an accident. We were messing about with the phone and … anyway, I’d better get back.’

But Jason opened the door to find a pair of heavy-set men in the corridor outside, accompanied by Harville.

‘’Scuse me,’ he said, but the men didn’t stand aside.

Come to think of it, he recognised them. He’d seen them around the estate. They did stuff for Harville – security and whatnot. His goons.

‘You can’t be leaving without saying goodbye, surely,’ said Harville, swanning into the room. ‘I don’t know. Coming to my home, drinking my whiskey … It’s true what they say about that estate, boys.’ He paused, looking Jason in the eye. ‘Scum, the lot of them.’

‘Yeah, well, it runs in the family,’ said Jason, wishing immediately that he hadn’t. Harville looked puzzled, but he didn’t pursue the reference.

Instead he ushered his goons into the room and shut the door behind them all.

‘Look, Lawrence, I ought to be getting back,’ said Deano, his expression uneasy. ‘Parker and the guys will be going crazy. She hates it if I even go to the bathroom without my bodyguards, let alone …’

‘Oh, just another ten minutes, please,’ said Lawrence. ‘And help yourself to whiskey. I got that in just for you. I read it was your favourite.’

‘Thanks, but …’

‘Ten minutes.’

Deano flicked his gaze from Lawrence to the goons to the whiskey bottle.

He plumped for the bottle and poured from it, shaking his head.

‘You see, Deano, I had a thought – a thought that might work very well for you,’ continued Lawrence. ‘Do you remember when we were in the car and I surprised you by encouraging our friend here to, ah, express his emotions?’

‘You told him to hit me!’ recalled Deano, affronted.

‘Yes, but there was method to the madness, and the more I think about it, the more convinced I am. If Scumbag there does attack you, then he goes straight inside and you have a wonderful opportunity to gain the sympathy and perhaps eventual affections of your estranged wife. After all, she’ll soon realise that she’s been wasting her time when she sees what a thug she’s been involved with. And what better to bring back the old feelings than seeing you with a few cuts and bruises, victimised? They love a victim, after all, don’t they? The ladies?’

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