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

Sienna sits, leans forward and lowers her voice; she doesn’t want anyone to overhear them, and Rosa’s door is open, just as it always is. ‘That’s what I used to think, but since he died, I’ve learned some things about him that I had no idea about, and I wondered if maybe you could help shed some light on them.’

‘Oh? Are you sure it’s me you want to talk to? I know I worked for Greg for a long time, but we didn’t socialise or anything – he wouldn’t have told me anything that was going on with him. In his personal life, I mean.’

‘That’s just it. This is kind of hospital related in a way. That’s why I’m hoping you can help.’ She needs to just say it aloud, get it out of the way. This hesitation is out of character for Sienna. ‘He was seeing one of his patients. Years ago, before I met him.’

Rosa stares at her, shakes her head. ‘Are you sure? I can’t imagine Greg would do that. It’s not appropriate, is it? Greg wasn’t like that.’

‘He did, Rosa, believe me. I’ve struggled to get my head around it too.’

‘But when? Surely not when he was with Holly? She’s a lovely woman; surely he wouldn’t have done that to her—’

‘It could have been before he was married – I’m not sure. But from what I know about Holly, I don’t think she would have cared either way. I don’t think her heart was in their marriage.’

Rosa is frowning. ‘He was so distraught when she left him, though. If he’d been cheating on her, why would he have cared that their marriage was over?’

She can’t tell Rosa what she believes: that if it was an affair while he was married to Holly, maybe he’d changed his mind, realised how much he’d loved her and put an end to it. Revealing this will lead to too many questions, though, and she only wants Rosa to help her identify any woman it could have been. Sienna ignores Rosa’s question. ‘I know it’s a long shot, but if you think back, can you think of any time Greg seemed to take an extra interest in any of his patients? Maybe a woman who had a lot of appointments, even though they might not have been necessary?’

Rosa shakes her head. ‘No, there’s nothing like that.’

‘Please, Rosa, I know I’m asking the impossible but please try and think back. You were there right from when he was made a consultant. You’re the only person who can help me.’

She’s still shaking her head. ‘Greg was great with all his patients, Sienna. You must know that. He’d give up his time for anyone and nothing was too much trouble.’