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(三日三晩、手放せないほど魅力的な本を見つけたの。とても面白くて、絶対に読む価値があるわ。『ギャンブラーの娘』っていう本なんだけど、検索すれば見つかるはず。)
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Whispering Willow
Chapter 1
この喫茶店。
「結婚したら、仕事を辞めて専業主婦になってもらう」と、男は横柄に宣言した。
キャサリン・ガラテアは、お見合い相手の男を見つめた。薄毛で、がっしりとした体格の、四十歳近い中年男性だった。
継母のリリアン・ガラテアは、キャサリンがいい男と結婚するのを恐れて、こんな年増のろくでなしと会わせたのだろう。
キャサリンは冷ややかに笑った。
この中年男性は最初、キャサリンのスモーキーアイメイクに不満げだったが、彼女のすらりとした体型と上品な雰囲気を考慮すると、服を脱いだら美しいだろうと思った。
そこで彼は尋ねた。「お嬢さん、靴を脱いだら身長はどれくらい?」
キャサリンは何気なくコーヒーをかき混ぜながら答えた。「五フィート半よ」
中年男性はそれに満足した。「君は私にちょうどいいかもしれない。私はほぼ5.9フィートあるから、私たちの身長差は完璧だ!キスするときは君がつま先立ちしなければならないけど、大丈夫、私が屈んで合わせてあげるよ!」
5.9フィートあると主張する凡庸で自己中心的な男性は、せいぜい5.7フィートしかないことはよく知られていた!
キャサリンは呆れた表情で彼を見た。「あのね、女の子がつま先立ちしてキスするには、男性がどれくらいの身長が必要か、ご存じないみたいね」
中年男性は眉をひそめ、不機嫌になった。「それはどういう意味だ?」
そのとき、背の高い厳格な男性が喫茶店に入ってきた。
キャサリンはちらりと見て、入ってきたアレクサンダー・メルヴィルに気づいた。彼女は興味を持ち、彼の方へ歩いていった。
「こんにちは、すみません。あなたの身長を使って、本当の身長差がどういうものか実演したいんです!」
アレクサンダーは冷たく眉をひそめた。
彼が拒否する前に、キャサリンは彼のネクタイをつかんで引き下げ、つま先立ちして、的確に彼の唇にキスした。
「見た?少なくとも、女の子がつま先立ちしてキスするに値するなら、彼くらいの身長はあるべきよ!」
「お前は...」中年男性は激怒して立ち上がり、キャサリンを指差した。
「お前は不道徳な女だ、見知らぬ人にキスするなんて!待っていろ。仲人にお前の悪行を伝えて、評判を傷つけてやる。もう誰もお前とお見合いなどしなくなるだろう!」
これこそ彼女が望んでいたことだった!
この出来事が広まれば、リリアンがどうやって彼女のために奇妙な男性とのお見合いをセットし続けるか、考えものだ!
キャサリンは軽蔑的に鼻を鳴らし、それから彼女を「助けてくれた」背の高い男性に感謝した。
「あの、ご協力ありがとうございました!また会いましょう!」
そう言って、彼女は立ち去ろうとしたが、冷たい手に手首をしっかりとつかまれた!
深く冷たい声がキャサリンの耳に届いた。
「君は無理やり私にキスしておきながら、そのまま立ち去るつもりか?」
キャサリンは強い圧迫感を感じ、顔を上げると、際立って端正な顔と目が合った。
なんて息をのむほど美しい顔だろう!
彼は大人っぽくスタイリングされた髪と深い彫りの整った顔立ちで、危険で激しいオーラを放っていた。
キャサリンはそれまで、気取った男性に対処することに集中しすぎて、単に周囲で一番背の高い男性を選んだだけで、彼の外見をよく観察していなかった。
今、よく見ると、この紳士は確かに並外れてハンサムだった。その態度から、彼が普通の人物ではないことがわかった!
キャサリンは少し眉をひそめた。
「それで、あなたは何が望みなの?」
アレクサンダーは非常に陰鬱な表情でキャサリンを見つめ、何か言おうとして唇を動かした。
そのとき、近くで待機していた黒服の部下の一人が電話に出た。
彼は深刻な表情で近づき、報告した。「メルヴィル様、計画に変更がありました!ソフィアの飛行機が悪天候に遭遇して引き返さなければならなくなりました。彼女は今日、国内に到着できません。しかし、婚約式は今夜に予定されています。どうしましょうか?」
アレクサンダーはこれを聞いて眉をひそめた。
この婚約式は彼の祖父、ワーナー・メルヴィルにとって重要なものだった。
ワーナーは三十歳近くになっても未婚のアレクサンダーに不満を持ち、結婚するよう促していた。最近、ワーナーは心臓発作を起こし、生き延びるためには即座に心臓移植が必要だった。
しかし、ワーナーはアレクサンダーを脅し、もし手術に協力してほしければ、今日婚約して三日以内に結婚しなければならないと言った!
ソフィアはワーナーを宥めるために彼が見つけた女性だったが、今や彼女は来ることができなかった。
一方、キャサリンはアレクサンダーにしびれを切らして捕まえられていた。彼女は尋ねた。「すみません、まだ何か必要ですか?私を離してくれませんか?」
アレクサンダーはキャサリンを見つめ、深遠な目に深く神秘的な表情が浮かんだ。
突然、彼は冷たく唇を曲げて言った。「この若い女性が自ら私のところに来たのだから、彼女にソフィアの代わりをさせよう!」
リアンダーは驚き、キャサリンのスモーキーアイと乱れた巻き毛を軽蔑的な視線で見た。彼女は反抗的な少女のように dressed で、リアンダーはそのような女性がアレクサンダーの隣に立つ価値はないと感じた!
「メルヴィル様、この女性は少し...」
「私の言った通りにしろ!」
リアンダーはこれ以上異議を唱える勇気はなかった。「はい!」
何か異変を感じ取り、キャサリンは警戒して尋ねた。「どういう意味ですか?あなたは私に何を望んでいるの?」
アレクサンダーは軽蔑の目で彼女を見て冷たく言った。「私に責任を取ってほしい」
キャサリンの顔は不信感でいっぱいだった。
「本気ですか?私はただあなたにキスしただけで、あなたは私に責任を取れというの?私はあなたに初めてのキスをあげたのに、あなたに責任を取ってほしいなんて思ってもいなかったわ!」
アレクサンダーは興味深そうに眉を上げた。「初めてのキス?」
キャサリンは少し後悔の色を滲ませながらため息をついた。「そう!私は何の見返りもなく、あなたに初めてのキスをあげたのよ!」
アレクサンダーの表情は再び無関心になり、冷静に言った。「彼女を連れて行け!」
すぐに、キャサリンは数人の黒服の男たちに引きずられ、黒い高級車に強制的に乗せられた。
ムーンライト・マナーは市内で最も名高い邸宅だった。
今日、第一の家系であるメルヴィル家のアレクサンダーが、ここで盛大な婚約式を開いていた。各界の著名人が集まり、賑やかな雰囲気が漂っていた。
「どの若い女性がメルヴィル氏の女性になる幸運を手に入れたのだろう!」
「彼女はきっと家柄と美貌を兼ね備えた完璧な女性に違いない!普通の女性ではメルヴィル氏の相手にはなれないだろう!」
「見て、メルヴィル氏が来たわ!とてもハンサムね...」
「えっ?メルヴィル氏の隣にいる女性が噂の婚約者?彼女は少し...」
彼女は皆が想像していたものとは違っているようだった。
群衆の注目の中、アレクサンダーは奇妙な服装をした少女を宴会の中央ステージへと案内した。
婚約式の司会者が前に進み、マイクを持って話し始めた。
「皆様、こんばんは!メルヴィル氏の婚約式にようこそお越しくださいました!」
キャサリンはステージの上に立ち、まったく言葉を失っていた!
彼女はアレクサンダーの同意なしにキスをして、それは彼女が間違っていた。彼は彼女をセクハラで訴えることもできたし、彼女もそれを認めただろう!
しかし、アレクサンダーがこれほど独断的で、強制的に彼女をここに連れてきて婚約するとは予想もしていなかった!
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