A Family Concern (2015)
“The previous evening, he had hosted a reception for branch managers and the senior partners of key clients, all accompanied by their wives, in order to bid each of them a personal farewell, and had been touched by the expressions of thanks and appreciation he’d received. Dorothy, Stephen and Ruth Fairfax had been among the guests, and he’d been caught off guard when Stephen mentioned seeing Avril at the Clarendon.
‘She said you’d left her alone, so the family was taking pity on her,’ Stephen re...ported with a smile.
Tom had managed to smile back and make a noncommittal reply, surprised Rona hadn’t warned him in advance, till he realized she wasn’t to know he’d be meeting Fairfax. All the same, Stephen must have wondered why, since Avril was obviously well the previous day, she was not with him that evening, and the remembered comment about his leaving her might be given more weight. Ah well, by the end of the week all need for secrecy would have passed.
He stretched, letting his eyes move slowly round the room.MoreLess
‘She said you’d left her alone, so the family was taking pity on her,’ Stephen re...ported with a smile.
Tom had managed to smile back and make a noncommittal reply, surprised Rona hadn’t warned him in advance, till he realized she wasn’t to know he’d be meeting Fairfax. All the same, Stephen must have wondered why, since Avril was obviously well the previous day, she was not with him that evening, and the remembered comment about his leaving her might be given more weight. Ah well, by the end of the week all need for secrecy would have passed.
He stretched, letting his eyes move slowly round the room.MoreLess
Read book A Family Concern for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
10 / 10
8 / 10
User Reviews: