She became aware, as if he was speaking the words, that he was saying ‘thank you’ to her.
She smiled at him.
Then she felt a strange little quiver she could not explain run through her entire body.
Just for a moment she did not take her hand away from his.
As if he could not help himself, Lord Milborne bent his head and kissed it.
Her stepfather was not aware of this because he had gone to the drinks table to pour out a nightcap before he went to bed.
Just for a moment Yolanda’s fingers tightened on Lord Milborne’s.
Then, because she was feeling shy, she turned away and walked towards the door.
Upstairs in her bedroom she told herself that if she had indeed put the idea into his mind, it was a wonderful thing to have happened.
Undoubtedly her brilliant stepfather would make a huge
