Chapter 18
Nothin’ Thicker ’n Blood
“CHANTAL, THANK YOU for your help today. My sons needed the steady hand of a woman at the moment you arrived.”
“There’s no need to thank me. Remember, I’m their aunt. I wanted to speak with you about the meeting, but there’s one last surprise you’ll need to deal with before we can talk. “
“What surprise?”
“Camille arrived a few minutes ago at my back door and is upstairs in my parlor. She is upset and asked to speak to you privately.”
Chantal walked her little brother upstairs and hoped whatever Camille had to say would not distract Patrice from the important gens de couleur meeting. She left Patrice sitting with Camille in her parlor, while she went next door to her mother’s bedroom. Giselle Archambeau understood they needed to be quiet in order t
