Ethan's Daughter. Rachel Brimble
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Название: Ethan's Daughter
Автор: Rachel Brimble
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
isbn: 9781474070287
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Daisy’s eyes widened with alarm. “What’s that?”
“Did they maybe hit their heads?”
“That one, Mrs. Harper, fell off Clover Point.”
Leah grimaced. “Ohh, and what about this lady?”
“She caught her.”
“Ah.” Leah bit her lips together to trap her smile. “I see. Well, in that case, I think we’ll let them all rest in the shade and check on them again in an hour or so. What do you say?”
“Okay. Can I build a sand castle while we wait?”
“Of course.”
Smiling, Daisy grabbed her bucket and spade and moved a little away from them to a soft stretch of sand. Sighing, Leah turned to Ethan. “She’s gorgeous. Completely and utterly gorgeous.”
His gaze lingered on hers before he looked to his daughter. “Thanks.”
Unwelcome tension filled the silence. “I’m glad you came. I wasn’t sure you would,” Leah finally said.
“I needed to see you.”
The clipped tone of his voice alerted her to further trouble. “Is everything okay?”
“You were right.”
“About?”
“Anna.”
“She came back?”
He faced her. “No, but I received a package with photos of Daisy, her school certificates, that sort of thing. Anna denies sending it, but I’m not sure she’s telling the truth.”
“Why would she lie?”
“I don’t know.”
He glanced at Daisy once more, his jaw tight and his fingers drawn into a fist atop his lifted knee.
Leah’s concern deepened. “If Anna didn’t send them, who did?”
“She insinuated they could’ve been sent as some kind of warning.”
“From whom?”
He faced her. “Her boyfriend, no doubt. The man she’s supposedly trying and failing to get away from.”
Leah stared toward Daisy. Surely he now knew he had to go to the police? That Anna, or someone even more dangerous, was certain to turn up in the Cove sooner or later?
Ethan coughed, and when she looked at him, his eyes were softer. “Look, forget about it for now. I want to enjoy today. I want Daisy to enjoy it.”
“Ethan, you really need—”
“I will. Tomorrow.”
Relief lowered her tense shoulders. “You’ll speak to the police?”
“I’ll decide once I’ve spoken again to Anna.”
“But—”
“Leah, please.” His eyes shadowed with irritation. “I can’t promise you anything else right now.”
Frustration threatened, but she relented with a sigh. “Okay, okay. I’ll leave you be, but...”
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