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Chapters (73)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PART ONE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. PART TWO
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. PART THREE
  38. THIRTY-THREE
  39. THIRTY-FOUR
  40. THIRTY-FIVE
  41. THIRTY-SIX
  42. THIRTY-SEVEN
  43. THIRTY-EIGHT
  44. THIRTY-NINE
  45. FORTY
  46. FORTY-ONE
  47. FORTY-TWO
  48. FORTY-THREE
  49. FORTY-FOUR
  50. PART FOUR
  51. FORTY-FIVE
  52. FORTY-SIX
  53. FORTY-SEVEN
  54. FORTY-EIGHT
  55. FORTY-NINE
  56. FIFTY
  57. FIFTY-ONE
  58. FIFTY-TWO
  59. FIFTY-THREE
  60. PART FIVE
  61. FIFTY-FOUR
  62. FIFTY-FIVE
  63. FIFTY-SIX
  64. FIFTY-SEVEN
  65. FIFTY-EIGHT
  66. FIFTY-NINE
  67. SIXTY
  68. SIXTY-ONE
  69. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  70. Keep Reading …
  71. About the Author
  72. Also by Barbara Taylor Bradford
  73. About the Publisher

It would be nice to see him courting seriously, and on the way to marriage. Settled. Eileen knew him well, and he was the kind of young man who would flourish with a loving partner.

FORTY

As he entered the area where afternoon tea was being served, Robert Lassiter saw her at once, looking truly beautiful in a cream dress and matching hat.

Immediately, he drew back, stepped behind a potted plant, so she would not spot him. Should he join her as planned? Or should he leave The Ritz, and send a message he was unable to keep their appointment? Sudden and unexpected indecision made him hesitate. Sending a message and then staying away from her would keep him out of trouble. Because trouble she was.

Joining her as planned would mean he would be ensnared once again by her beauty and personality, and his own intense emotions. In a sense, it would be a commitment to her. At least it would be in his own mind. And perhaps hers.

He wanted her. Not for a few months like other relationships he had enjoyed over the past nine years. He wanted Vanessa Stratton for the rest of his life. Why deny the fact that he had fallen in love with her the moment they met? And she with him, he was certain. Hadn’t she made it clear?

Taking a deep breath, Robert stepped out from behind the plant, and strode in her direction. At once, he noticed the worried, anxious expression on her face, and felt a rush of love for her. She thought he wasn’t coming and was upset.

Hurrying, he made sure he was in her direct line of vision, but for a moment she had looked in her reticule, her gaze averted. A second later, when she looked up, she saw him at once and her entire demeanour changed. A radiant smile flooded her face and her eyes sparkled.

Robert felt his heart pounding as he drew closer, and that tight, tense feeling in his stomach was gripping him again.

As he came to a standstill next to the table, he leaned forward, took hold of her hand and kissed it, then immediately sat down in the chair opposite her.

‘Hello,’ he said, hardly able to get even one word out. He sat gazing at her, entranced.

‘Hello! Yes, hello!’ she exclaimed in a low voice, her excitement and pleasure made very clear. Her eyes did not leave his face. How handsome he was. How charismatic. His presence filled the whole room.

He found his voice at last, and said, ‘I’m so very sorry I’m late. I got caught up at the last minute with a matter, and it took a while to extricate myself.’

‘It’s all right,’ she murmured, a half-smile on her face. ‘I admit that I did think you had changed your mind at one moment, though.’