When the Bough Breaks by Anne Hampson

Author:Anne Hampson [Hampson, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780373514915
Publisher: Mills & Boon
Published: 1969-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

'Good. I might bring Adele - no, wait a minute - we've made other arrangements. Never mind, ask him another evening, but give me a little more warning.' He was half way up the stairs when she shouted,

'Don't you care that I've got someone else?' Why say that? It must be the

ouzo again.

'Care?' Turning, he stood looking down at her in amazement. 'Why should I care? You don't mean anything to me. What an odd thing to say, Sara. I thought we understood one another - and our positions. No, most certainly I don't care. You go your way and I shall go mine. I was perfectly content with my life before you came into it and I've no intention of making any changes now.'

'We're married!' She felt as if the top of her head were coming off and everything was beginning to spin. 'We're married!' She stamped her foot.

'Do you hear?' The ouzo certainly did not agree with her. She must be one of those people on whom it had a depressing effect, for to her utter consternation she knew she was on the verge of tears. But even as dismay flooded over her at the idea of allowing him to see her cry, she became aware of his sudden interest, of his intense scrutiny, of his waiting, almost expectantly, for something to happen. Sara blinked rapidly. Never would she let him see her weep. He had once told her he would like to make her cry.

Well, he never would, never! He still waited, and Sara knew instinctively he had been waiting for her tears, waiting to gloat and sneer, to laugh in her face at his victory. How very disappointing for him; a sneer curved her own lips at the thought of his disappointment.

'Married, yes,' he said quietly at last. 'Married owing to necessity. But our marriage means nothing to either of us. I have Adele,' he went on deliberately. 'And as I've already said, she's a better woman than you will ever be.'

The impression she had just dismissed returned. For once again Ralph appeared to be waiting, this time to see what effect his heartless words would have upon her.

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