Sarah Anne's Expedient Marriage (The Unshakable Faith Series Book 3) by Cathy Bryant & Jessica Dorman

Author:Cathy Bryant & Jessica Dorman [Bryant, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2014-10-21T04:00:00+00:00

After a restless night, Sarah awoke the following morning with dread. The time had come for her to speak to her solicitor about her quarterly income. As she had indicated to the Thompsons, she now had need of the income from her shares in the hat company in which her father had invested. She could not go on indefinitely accepting help from her hosts. She needed to procure a home for herself and her child.

Her greatest fear in making contact with the man handling her affairs was that her husband would learn of it. Alexander also frequented the town for business purposes having to do with his partnership in a shipbuilding company as well as his many properties. She little expected that he would actually have come looking for her—for she believed that Esther surely would have, by now, been compelled to reveal what had happened—but she disliked taking the risk.

Perhaps, as I had mentioned to the Thompsons, it would be best if I went directly to call upon my solicitor rather than send word, thought Sarah. I best go and speak with Joanna.

As Mr. Hoyt’s young friend approached him and his daughter in the kitchen, he observed the pensive expression upon her face. “You look as though you have something on your mind. Is there anything Joanna and I can do to be of assistance?”

Knowing that Joanna and Daniel probably had shared her predicament with her elderly friend, Sarah sat down at the table and sighed. “Mr. Hoyt, no doubt Daniel and Joanna have informed you that I am with child.”

Before answering, the elderly gentleman took a seat beside Sarah. “Sarah, they did not have to say a word. I recognized the signs, as I have been through this twice before with Joanna’s mother. With all that you have already been through, this must be most difficult for you.”

With tears welling up in her eyes, burying her face in her hands, she began to sob. “It is just another reminder that I shall never be able to go home. What husband would want a wife who is carrying another man’s child? It was bad enough that another man had forced himself upon me before my husband and I had—”

Joanna came up on Sarah’s other side and sat down. While placing her arm around the young woman’s shoulder, she said softly, “Sarah, can you be sure that your husband would feel thus? For myself, I cannot believe him so cruel as to turn you out for something over which you had no control.”

“I cannot take the chance, Joanna. In addition, even if Alexander allowed me to stay with him at the house in Amesbury, what kind of life would that be for either of us? I would be bringing along another man’s child. I couldn’t bear to have him merely tolerating my presence out of some sort of obligation. Furthermore, the man who attacked me still lives in Amesbury. I could not stomach being near him, and I would be too afraid to ever venture away from my home where he might take hold of me again.

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