Lethal Seduction

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Author: Jackie Collins
didn’t just spring from the streets of New York with a pen in your hand.”
    â€œOf course I have a mother, but why would she call you?”
    â€œStella, isn’t it?”
    â€œYes, the beautiful Stella.”
    â€œIf she’s anything like you, she must certainly be very beautiful.”
    â€œOh, c’mon,” Madison said, embarrassed by his compliment. “My mother is a real beauty. Marilyn Monroe in her heyday.”
    â€œHow exciting,” Anton said. “I would’ve loved a mother that resembled the divine Marilyn.”
    â€œWhat did Stella want?”
    â€œTo inquire about a design concept for their new apartment.”
    â€œWhat new apartment?” Madison said, puzzled. “My parents live in Connecticut. They haven’t lived in New York for ten years.”
    â€œApparently they’re moving back.”
    â€œI don’t get it,” she said, completely bewildered. “First of all, why would Stella call you and not Jamie? And secondly, how come I don’t know about this so-called apartment?”
    â€œMaybe they’re planning to surprise you.”
    â€œYeah, sure—that’ll be the day. The only surprise my mother ever gave me was when she once complimented a piece I wrote on Eddie Murphy.”
    â€œEddie Murphy?”
    â€œYeah. Can you believe it? I write about politicians and all these other fascinating people, and the only one she has anything to say about is Eddie Murphy.”
    â€œMaybe she likes them black and bold,” Anton said with a knowing chuckle.
    â€œHave you seen my father? He’s the best-looking man walking.”
    â€œReally?” Anton said, perking up. “How old is he?”
    â€œFifty-eight. Too old for you. Rumor is you don’t like ’em over twenty-five.”
    â€œOh, dear,” Anton said, feigning dismay. “My reputation’s out.”
    Madison laughed. “I’m finding Jamie. I need to talk to someone sane.”
    Jamie wasn’t in the guest powder room.
    â€œMiss Jamie is in Mr. Anton’s bedroom,” Anton’s Filipino housekeeper informed her.
    â€œThanks,” she said, still wondering about Stella calling Anton. What was that all about? Her parents loved Connecticut, why would they consider moving back to New York? Especially without telling her.
    Oh well . . . she’d find out tomorrow.
    Jamie was sitting in front of Anton’s art deco mirrored vanity, applying lipstick with a trembling hand and a long thin brush.
    â€œWhat’s up with you?” Madison asked, perching on the edge of the tub.
    â€œKris Phoenix wants me to meet him at his hotel,” Jamie said, her voice husky.
    â€œWhat?”
    â€œYou heard. He asked me to meet him.”
    â€œWhen?”
    â€œLater.”
    â€œAre you kidding?”
    â€œNo.”
    â€œWhat about Peter?”
    â€œWhat about him?” Jamie answered defiantly.
    â€œHe thinks you’re going off him.”
    â€œHa!”
    â€œThis is crazy,” Madison said, shaking her head.
    â€œWhy?” Jamie said stubbornly. “I know he’s screwing around on me.”
    â€œYou don’t know, you merely suspect. You can’t go running off in the middle of the night to meet with some aging rock star.”
    â€œI can if I want to.”
    â€œDid you and Peter have a fight?”
    â€œNo.”
    â€œThen why are you acting like this?”
    â€œTo see if he cares.”
    â€œOf course he cares,” Madison said, quite exasperated. “He wouldn’t be with you if he didn’t.”
    â€œPeople stay together for many different reasons,” Jamie said mysteriously, applying a touch of blush to her already glowing complexion.
    â€œAnyway,” Madison said, “I have the number of a private investigator, and I think you should meet with him.”
    â€œMe? What about you?” Jamie wailed.
    â€œCorrect me if I’m
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