Emma's Secret by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Author:Barbara Taylor Bradford
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: London (England), Grandparent and Child, Family-Owned Business Enterprises, Mystery & Detective, Family Life, General, Romance, Terminally Ill, Women Sleuths, Inheritance and Succession, Fiction, Businesswomen
ISBN: 9780007330638
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
Published: 2003-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

A door slamming somewhere in the distance made her sit up with a start, and she listened attentively, wondering if Shane had arrived. He was driving up from London this morning, and he had told her he would arrive in time for lunch. She looked at her watch…it was almost noon.

A look of expectancy settled on her face as she sat staring at the door, but when Shane did not appear she went back to the newspaper and began to read it again.

Quite soon thoughts of Jonathan Ainsley began to infiltrate her mind; she discovered she could not concentrate, and so she laid the paper on the padded cushion of the seat and gazed out of the window, looking towards the moors.

It was still a brilliantly sunny morning, the arc of the sky the colour of speedwells, those tiny blue flowers she loved so much. It was such a pretty spring day outside, and yet she began to shiver involuntarily when an unexpected sense of foreboding swept through her, taking her by surprise.

Paula jumped to her feet, hating this feeling, and hurried over to the fireplace; she stood warming her hands over the flames flying up the chimney back, still shivering and chilled to the bone.

Deep within herself she was convinced that Jonathan’s return signified trouble; she was always just that little bit apprehensive when he was around. But he can’t do anything, not really, she told herself, and then thought, but I do have five children and a grandchild, and a husband, not to mention many other family members I am close to…accidents could be arranged, couldn’t they? She had long been aware that he would stop at nothing to wreak his revenge on her for twice bringing him to his knees…

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