I was never controlled in my mind by him, I just knew what I needed to do to survive. I admit initially I’d gone into shock when I woke up here and Jessica had told me what she had done. I’d dreamt about getting us out of there for years, but he’d find us he had all the money and the connections. He kept everything from me , only giving me what he needed to in order to make all the other wives believe we had a happy marriage. So when they gossiped to there rich husbands we would look like an upstanding family.
It’s amazing what you can hide behind the doors of your house, the fake smiles and fancy clothes and jewellery. My father was exactly like George , I’d never seen him take a whip or a cane to my mother but he was quick to give her his hand if she stepped out of line. I think he saw
