High-Society Secret Baby by Maxine Sullivan

Author:Maxine Sullivan [Sullivan, Maxine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Category
ISBN: 9780373730346
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2010-06-07T23:00:00+00:00

SevenThe next morning at ten, Cassandra left Nicole with Nesta and had Dominic’s driver drop her off outside one of the beautifully restored shopping arcades in the city. There were a few tense moments when he wanted to wait for her, but she assured him she would be a couple of hours and would call him when the treatment was finished. Then she left via another exit and caught a cab to visit her father. Joe didn’t always recognize her. He did today.

“Cassie, how lovely to see you,” he said, sitting on the bench in the nursing home garden as she walked toward him.

She gave him a hug and a kiss and blinked back silly, soppy tears. “Dad, it’s good to see you, too.”

“What are the tears for?”

“I’m just happy to see you.” She sat down on the bench next to him.

“Me, too. How’s Nicole? You didn’t bring her today?”

“She had the sniffles, so I thought it best she stay home.” Dominic would have been suspicious if he’d learned she’d taken Nicole with her to the “dentist.”

“And Liam? How’s he doing? He must be working really hard. I haven’t seen him for a long time.”

Her heart sank at the clear indication her father wasn’t getting better. She’d already gently explained to him that Liam had been very sick, though she hadn’t yet told him that he’d died. Perhaps in this case there was no need to do that when he probably wouldn’t remember, anyway.

“He’s still working hard. He sends his love.” Liam had always been too busy and had met Joe only a couple of times; once before their marriage and once afterward. Then both men had gotten sick.

Her father frowned. “He does?”

For a second she wondered if he’d heard about Liam’s death on the television or the radio.

“Your mother will be sorry she missed you.”

“Wh-what? You spoke to Mum?” she asked cautiously. This was worse than she thought. “Yes.”

“Where is she now?”

He glanced around and his eyes started to cloud over. “Somewhere.” There was a flare of panic in them. “I don’t remember.”

“That’s okay, Dad.” She patted his twisted hand, which had never recovered from the stroke. “Why don’t you and I sit and enjoy the sunshine for a while. It’s so nice out here.”

He took a shaky breath and nodded.

She stayed to chat for another fifteen minutes, until it was their early lunchtime. Then she walked her father inside and sat him down at the table with the others and said goodbye, her heart heavy. She hated seeing her dad like this. It didn’t seem fair. He’d given so much to the community in caring for foster kids, and then by adopting her and Penny, though he’d always said he and Mum had received so much in return.

She sniffed back some tears as she went in search of the nursing home administrator. As she was walking down the hallway, a sudden noise made her jump and she saw an elderly woman had knocked her tray of food on the floor of her room.

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