Liars All (2011)
“‘I’m Imogen Sanger,’ she said, showing Daniel to the front room. ‘I expect you guessed.’ Jane was waiting for them, her gaze raised expectantly. She wasted no time on preamble or even a greeting. ‘Well? What did she say?’ Daniel sighed. ‘I’m sorry. She can’t face it. When I tried to tell her it would be good for both of you she fired me.’ Imogen had the grace to look faintly concerned. Jane glared imperiously at him. ‘She couldn’t face it? I thought this was about making amends? About making me feel better?’ Daniel gave an apologetic shrug. ‘I suppose everyone reaches a point they can’t get beyond. That was Margaret Carson’s. Don’t…’ He let the sentence tail off, aware it might seem impertinent.
‘Don’t what?’ demanded Jane. ‘Be unkind? Forget she’s had a difficult year?’ Imogen put out a restraining hand. ‘Don’t shoot the messenger,’ she murmured.
But Daniel’s metaphysical shoulders were broader than his actual ones. If the girl needed to vent her frustration on someone, he didn’t min...d it being him.MoreLess
‘Don’t what?’ demanded Jane. ‘Be unkind? Forget she’s had a difficult year?’ Imogen put out a restraining hand. ‘Don’t shoot the messenger,’ she murmured.
But Daniel’s metaphysical shoulders were broader than his actual ones. If the girl needed to vent her frustration on someone, he didn’t min...d it being him.MoreLess
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