The Consultant's Italian Knight. Maggie Kingsley

huge workloads, two equally large amounts of responsibility.’

      ‘John isn’t a consultant. He’s a specialist registrar.’

      ‘Ah. ’

      ‘And what’s that supposed to mean?’ she demanded.

      ‘Some men have problems with a woman—even if that woman is their wife—making it to the top if they haven’t.’

      ‘John isn’t—wasn’t—that petty,’ she protested, and saw one of Mario’s eyebrows rise.

      ‘If you say so,’ he murmured.