Chapter 41The day before her husband was to arrive, Margaret had her hair lightened and styled. Of course, Joe picked up the tab and was again shocked at how she had reverted back to her former expensive tastes.
The next day while nervously waiting for Thorndyke, Margaret suddenly whined. “Joe, I wish I'd have had my jowls lifted during these months. I don't want him to see me like this.”
Abi stared out over the terrace but several times shrewdly discouraged some of the suggestive conversation Margaret tried to strike with Joe.
Seemingly, to regain some stature among her family, or perhaps more to bolster her insecurities, Margaret purchased a stylish navy cashmere suit by Vera Wang, with a softly ruffled off-white silk blouse and navy accessories. Of course, the outfit had to include a
