The Australian Heiress by Way Margaret

Author:Way, Margaret [Margaret Way]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459270749
Publisher: Harlequin

WITHIN A WEEK Camille had moved into an apartment on the North Shore. It was pricey, but it was in a good area with excellent security.

Recent events had made her acutely conscious of the lunatic fringe. She’d been informed that Hilda Gray was being held at a psychiatric institution “indefinitely.” Though not actually stated, it had been implied any release would be a long time off. Mrs. Gray had received the worst possible assessment at the time of her committal—judged of unsound mind and not fit to stand trial.

Though the whole incident upset Camille enormously, she couldn’t help feeling grateful she wouldn’t be a major witness in an attempted-murder trial. That had been her nightmare. Far too much notoriety was already attached to the Guilford name.

Tommy and Dot, after settling her in, had retired to their vacation home in the Blue Mountains. Not far out of Sydney, the area was famous for its scenic beauty and relaxed way of life. It wasn’t far for Camille to travel, either, a major consideration for Tommy and Dot when determining where to live.

Once Camille was settled in, the next thing on the agenda was starting a new career. An art dealer? She would have to see. She’d always made a point of patronizing the showings of the young up-and-coming, her support drawing a good many people with the wherewithal to buy. The established artists she would have to leave to Claude. She intended to concentrate on the new kids on the block. The way to begin, obviously, was to seek Claude’s advice. Their little spat at the Guilford art preview hadn’t prevented him from ringing her several times since Hilda Gray’s attack. The world would come to an end before she and Claude stopped being friends.

Camille drove to his. sandstone cottage. Only a stone’s throw from a busy thoroughfare, it was completely private, hidden from view down a long narrow easement and fronted by a large old-fashioned garden. At the height of summer it was awash with roses: not the formal beds Camille was used to, but much more relaxed with shallow-rooted perennials, bulbs and color-blended annuals to enhance the “wild garden” theme. One side of the cottage was covered by a large flowering climber with blush pink roses. Camille’s heart lifted at the entrancing sight. Could there be a flower more beautiful than the rose?

As she walked up the stone-paved path swinging the glassy red plastic bag that contained her peace offering—a bottle of Claude’s. favorite Bollinger— Cappy, his marmalade cat, suddenly sprang from his resting place in a cool cave of ferns to wind himself around her legs.

“Hello, sweetie.” She bent and picked the cat up, stroking him while he preened with pleasure. This was a regular game, Cappy making a dive for her ankles—though never once had the cat caused a run in her stockings or inadvertently scratched her.

“It’s about time, too.” Claude beamed as he opened the front door. “You know how I love your visits.”

Camille leaned forward and kissed him.

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