CHAPTER FIVEMichael felt that he could sit there forever with his beloved Verna in his arms. He had never in his life felt as happy as he was at this very moment.
If only he could find a way to make their happiness last.
But he recognised that, for this to happen, he must be completely honest with her.
“I still haven’t told you the whole story, Verna, my darling. I told you that my father cut me off, but I did not explain how much of it was my own fault. I said I lived selfishly, but it was more than that. I have been self-indulgent, thoughtless – ”
“Hush!” She stopped him with her fingers over his mouth. “That was the old you. The new you starts right now and he is the man I know and love.”
“Bless you. But I must take action to make certain that the past really is the past.
