True Colors by Diana Palmer

Author:Diana Palmer [Diana Palmer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

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It had been a long time since Cy Harden had worried about his mother's health. But the strained face in the hospital bed made him uneasy. Myrna looked weaker than ever, despite the fact that her doctor had just presented them with the test results and pronounced her in the peak of health and quite ready to go home.

"This wasn't why I asked you to come," Myrna murmured as he loaded her into the car, along with her overnight case. It was almost dark by the time he'd been free to pick her up.

"It was good timing, all the same," he replied. He smiled at her as he started the car. "I'm glad it was nothing serious. You had me scared."

She averted her gaze to the window. "It was a night for surprises," she said. Her nervous fingers picked at the skirt of her silk dress. "Imagine little Meredith Ashe turning out to be the notorious Mrs. Henry Tennison."

"And I gave her a job working as a waitress for minimum wage," Cy mused, lighting a cigarette as he drove. "I don't imagine she's stopped laughing yet. Did she go to see you?"

"Yes. Thatthat's why I phoned your office."

His dark eyes narrowed. "Well?"

"It's a long story. Can it wait until we get home?"

He shrugged. "Suit yourself."

They drove the rest of the way to the elegant house in silence, while Myrna brooded and tried to work up enough courage to tell him what she'd done. Her hands were trembling as he helped her out of the car, but she knew there was no help for her now.

She had Mrs. Dougherty, the housekeeper, bring a tray of coffee to the living room. Then she sat down and waited for it to be served before she spoke to Cy about anything except routine matters.

"If it's about those proxies, you needn't worry," Cy told her when they were sipping hot black coffee from Myrna's elegant old china cups. "Meredith doesn't know it, but her own brother-in-law is undermining her. He wants her out of the corporation. He's offered me his cooperation in getting control of the outstanding stock and proxies before the board makes a final decision on the takeover bid."

Myrna frowned. "But that's not fair," she said involuntarily. "It's underhanded."

His eyebrows arched. "I thought you were Meredith's worst enemy?"

She looked down into her cup. "In many ways I have been," she said. She drew a steadying breath and glanced at her tall son, her eyes full of sadness and regret. "Cy, I've done something terribly bad."

"Join the club."

"I'm serious." She put down her cup and saucer and clasped her hands on her lap. She felt her age for once, and finding the right words was difficult. "Cy, I paid Tony Tanksley to rob the safe and implicate Meredith," she said tightly. "I gave him the combination."

He didn't seem to react at all. He stared at her with slow comprehension, his dark eyes steady and unblinking. "You did what?" he asked.

She swallowed.

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