amanda by kay hooper

Author:kay hooper
Language: eng
Format: azw
ISBN: 9780553568233
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1995-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

Amanda managed a smile, though it felt a bit strained. “Wasn’t it you who first told me that I could have pints of Daulton blood and the test might still come back inconclusive?”

“Yes. I also told you that if you had no Daulton blood, the test would almost surely tell us that.”

“I thought you believed I was a Daulton.”

“I do. In fact—I’m fairly sure you are.”

Amanda gazed somewhat warily into Helen’s grave face. “How come that sounds like a qualified answer in spite of all the positive words?”

Helen smiled slightly. “My opinion doesn’t really mean much, does it? The point is, Jesse accepts you, and that makes you a threat to anyone else who might covet any part of his estate—especially Glory.

Why won’t you go away for a few weeks, Amanda?”

“I can’t. Jesse doesn’t have much time left. And… I think if I miss this chance to find out what happened twenty years ago, it’ll never come again.”

“Why not?”

“I don’t know—it’s just what I feel. I have to stay here, have to be here now.” She shook her head. “

Besides, we’re both jumping to conclusions. It was probably just a simple accident, and I had an unusual reaction. That’s all.”

“If I’ve learned anything in my life, Amanda, I’ve learned that nothing is ever as simple as it seems. As long as Jesse is alive, he can change his will in your favor. We all know he wants to. We all know he has a tendency to get what he wants.”

“I have the same tendency,” Amanda told her.

After a moment, Helen said, “When Walker brought you into the clinic for your blood test, I knew you were an intelligent woman. Don’t disappoint me, Amanda. Be careful.”

Amanda could only nod in response to that. But when she was alone in the bedroom, her head still aching, she had to ask herself if she was intelligent at all.

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