A Scandalous Charade
“Caroline grinned at him slyly. “Visiting all of your respectable friends today, are you?”
He winked at her. “Saucy tongued tart.”
“You’re such a flatterer, Alexander,” she cooed back. “David will hate that he missed you. But he’s out shopping.”
“Shopping?” He furrowed his brow. She enjoyed the look on his face. No one who knew David well could easily envision her reclusive husband shopping.
“Well, my birthday is just around the corner, darling, and Staveley always has such diffi...culty picking out just the right bauble. So it was kismet that I happened to mention the ruby tiara I so desperately want to Bethany Carteret last week.”
“What a coincidence,” Alexander remarked dryly as she hooked her arm in his and led him back toward the chaise. “Caroline, do the men in your life know you pull all the strings?”
She giggled.MoreLess
He winked at her. “Saucy tongued tart.”
“You’re such a flatterer, Alexander,” she cooed back. “David will hate that he missed you. But he’s out shopping.”
“Shopping?” He furrowed his brow. She enjoyed the look on his face. No one who knew David well could easily envision her reclusive husband shopping.
“Well, my birthday is just around the corner, darling, and Staveley always has such diffi...culty picking out just the right bauble. So it was kismet that I happened to mention the ruby tiara I so desperately want to Bethany Carteret last week.”
“What a coincidence,” Alexander remarked dryly as she hooked her arm in his and led him back toward the chaise. “Caroline, do the men in your life know you pull all the strings?”
She giggled.MoreLess
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