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‘That’s the strange thing I honestly thought she did She seemed to love Justin when she married him And she always said she’d have a baby as soon as they were financially secure Frankly, when she did what she did I was alirl Of course, she is the sort men always made a play for’

‘She’s really that beautiful?’ Rachel asked, her heart twisting with jealousy

‘I have to ad manner as well A real charmer, no doubt about that I’m not surprised that the likes of Carl Toombs went after her What did surprise ht she loved my son Obviously, she had us both fooled Maybe she was always a little gold-digger at heart Though, to give her some credit, she didn’t take a cent froh I dare say she was already getting enough money out of her wealthy lover Mistresses of ht he was going to leave his wife and marry her then she’s been sorely mistaken

‘But Justin will marry you,’ Alice added, and Rachel’s heart jumped

‘Why do you say that?’

‘Because he’d be crazy not to And my son is not crazy You wait and see I suppose you haven’t told him you love him’

‘No way Why? Do you think I should?’

‘Not yet Men like to think love andAnd, speaking of ins to feel neglected’

Both wo ahen they entered the fao watching male stuff They looked at each other and pulled appropriate faces, then withdrew to the kitchen to e the exasperated view that they didn’t knoo in love with any man in the first place!

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

RACHEL insisted Justin drop her off ho in

‘I have washing to do,’ she told hianiseweek I’h he was going to argue