Chapter 14

There had been something else in Jolene’s words.

She had hoped that Bowen could understand it.

But that night, Bowen had stayed again.

That night, she had thought that was the only night he had stayed, but she hadn’t expected that there would be a second time.

When Jolene had been making the bed, she had suddenly heard Bowen talking behind her.

“Did Sophie attack you at the company last time?” Bowen had asked.

Jolene had been stunned momentarily, then had turned to look at him. “How did you know?” she had asked.

“Viona said it,” Bowen had replied.

Jolene had been slightly surprised, and this Viona had seemed somewhat unusual.

She had smiled immediately. “It’s all passed,” she had said.

Bowen had looked at her cheeks through the light. “Which side of your face did she hit?” he had asked.

“Are you going to slap me on the other side where I didn’t get slapped?” Jolene had said with a smile.

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you get beaten in vain,” Bowen had replied, walking around behind her and hanging

down and had seen that it was a very delicate necklace.

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holding a bow and arrow, which had suited her taste

with half- closed eyes and had

you an apology

the pendant had frozen, but the smile on

briskly, “Then thank Miss Gella for

from Bowen and had stepped back with

must help me convey to Mrs. Evert, thank her for taking the trouble. Colin is excellent, better than most men have encountered.”

Bowen had

“Mr. Evert…”

you get off work,” Bowen had interrupted.

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said, “Mr. Evert, please stop joking. I didn’t have the right to call your

speaking lazily.

and had said in a tone that couldn’t be any weaker, “Mr. Evert,

speaking, sat in front of the dressing table, and had combed her hair with

been silent for

he had said in a self–deprecating tone, “So, have I been

Colin and I are inseparable, so

for

and shut, and then Bowen’s footsteps coming down the stairs

sound of a car

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