Chapter Nine
Although Caroline was a little shaken by seeing Lizzy with another man, she had followed Mary’s advice though and hadn’t said anything to anyone. After all, she reasoned, if the wretched girl’s own husband didn’t seem to care whether his wife was having an affair or not, who was she to judge?
A week or so passed and the wait and see approach did seem to be working. Lizzy was going out most days now. She and Harry had stuck to their promise to help out with household duties and there had been no more on-a-plate overtures towards Joe. Despite that, Caroline was still finding it hard to be civil to Lizzy and even harder to maintain her silence.
Eventually Caroline started to feel better about life, especially after she was able to corner Joe alone, just before he left for work
