Legacy: Absolutely unputdownable historical fiction (Sisters of Wartime England Book 5) by Madalyn Morgan

Author:Madalyn Morgan [Morgan, Madalyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781805080442
Publisher: Storm Publishing
Published: 2023-07-16T23:00:00+00:00

Maeve took the tray up to Bess and Frank’s rooms and gently knocked on the bedroom door. ‘It’s Maeve, Mrs Donnelly. Are you awake?’

‘Yes, Maeve. Come in,’ Bess called.

‘I hope I’m not disturbing you, but Mr Donnelly thought you might like some soup.’ Maeve set the tray down on the dressing table.

‘He is a dear, but I’m not hungry. I’d love a cup of tea though,’ Bess said, seeing the teapot and smiling. ‘But there’s only one cup. Aren’t you going to join me?’

‘No, I’m fine. I’ve not long had my break.’

Bess pushed herself up into a sitting position and accepted the hot drink that Maeve had poured. ‘I needed that,’ she said, after taking several sips. ‘I suppose you heard what went on in the office?’

The receptionist’s cheeks flushed pink. ‘I wasn’t listening, but I did hear the odd word.’

‘I’m not surprised. I don’t mind you knowing what that bloody man said, but I hope none of the guests heard.’

‘There weren’t any guests around at the time. And to be honest, it was only when you gave Sergeant McGann a good telling off that your voice was loud enough to hear in reception.’

Bess couldn’t help but laugh. ‘I did tell the little b off, didn’t I?’

‘From what I could hear it was no more than he deserved. He’s a horrible man. I’ve a young brother in Ireland who would knock him down a peg or two. He’d soon wipe that smug grin off his face.’ Both women laughed. ‘That’s better,’ Maeve said. ‘You’re too good for the likes of him to bring you low. Right! I’d better go and let you get some rest.’

‘I’ve rested for long enough. You don’t have to go, not if you don’t want to.’ Bess craned her neck and looked out of the window. ‘The afternoon light is fading, so I must have slept. And your shift ended some time ago,’ she said, concerned that she was delaying Maeve. ‘I’m sorry, I’m being selfish. You get off home.’

‘I have nothing that will spoil at the vicarage. Mrs Sykes was taking Nancy to a school friend’s birthday party this afternoon and picking her up this evening. She’ll be in her bed by the time I get home, so I’ve nothing to rush back for. Would you like more tea?’

‘Yes please. I feel mean enjoying my tea when you haven’t got a cup.’

‘I don’t want tea, but if you’d like me to stay a while, I’d be happy to.’

‘Thank you, Maeve, I would,’ Bess said, tears welling up in her eyes. ‘Argh!’ she clenched her fists, trying her hardest not to give in to tears that she was powerless to stop. ‘I’m silly letting that awful man upset me like this,’ she cried. ‘It’s just that he kept on and on about the man who drowned in the lake.

‘He knew the man who caused the trouble on New Year’s Eve, David Sutherland, had threatened me, and that Frank had hit him. McGann quoted the exact words that Frank had said to warn Sutherland off.

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