Chapter 8

‘My father has some properties that could be sold and the proceeds put towards repayment.’ Eager to put that point across, Selena partially evaded his gaze as she became aware of the force of his scrutiny. Not for the first time she wondered why he made her feel so uncomfortable. Her throat was tight, her muscles clenched tensely. Was it fear?

‘If any of those properties were purchased with stolen funds and your father is found guilty in court, those assets could be seized and sold to provide compensation.’ Alejandro countered

That smooth assurance sliced through Selena’s hopes like a blade and she felt the full force of her own ignorance. ‘I wasn’t aware of that.’

His agile intellect was already engaged in wondering what favour she had intended to ask in return for the repayment of the stolen funds. In spite of what he had said to her, he was aware that the courts were often reluctant to seize and sell private assets, particularly where there was a wife involved. It would not be th