“said Jane to Jestyn when they were out of their earshot. “That poor hen-pecked Lord Millthorpe. He must rue the day she crossed his path.”
“I agree with you, Jane. Although I don’t think they present too much of a problem to you,” he added with a laugh, “You cut short Wilma’s questions very ably.”
“I deal with people like her very often in my line of work, Jestyn,” Jane said with an exasperated sigh. “But I’m glad I won’t be here to be the recipient of her attention. There can’t be anything good coming from her. And she seems fixated on me. I feel so uncomfortable in her orbit – and it’s really because she’s still in love with you. Jealous women, especially someone like her can be very dangerous.”
“I agree that she can be dangerous. It’s not a good thing to make an enemy of Wilma, darling. I had a taste of her machinations at one time.”
“She seems obsessed with you, more than in love, Jestyn,”
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