Tristan opened his bag and shoved the letter in, just to have something to do with his body. But his eyes flashed up at her when she said he could be awful. When?! Did she even understand that scraping and cleaning was literally her job! He had treated her kinder than most employers would! And yet she...

He closed his bag, his eyes on his hands moving. "Nobody goes up in that study, Pippa, but you and I, and there is nothing illegal about owning this letter. Both parties are dead and out of the law's reach." He looked up. "I have gone out of my way to help you. I hired you when no one else would, and I have done more than most employers would to make you comfortable. And I haven't sacked you even now that you're pregnant. It's not my fault if you do not understand what to expect of the life of a working girl. But I will not have you making accusations or lecture me like that. Take it back!"