''Tom, I have no intention of sharing a life with you, letalone Lauren Bartlett. old enough to manipulate him -- fractured,dysfunctional beyond repair -- and the road ahead blurred. 'Tom had phoned her, apologetic, had said could theydefer their conversation, he had urgent business to see to,and a meeting with--'Lauren Bartlet,' she had said. 'And then she'd take it back again; when the divorcesettlement went through.
He was silent for a while;then he said, 'I think I'll just go upstairs, do a bit of workbefore I go to bed. CHAPTER 52Octavia looked at the dashboard clock: eleven thirty. 'Please! You make me sound verypathetic'She was flushed; Sandy realised she was upset. 'I thought some of the things were slightly valuable,' he'dsaid when finally she asked him about it, feeling so sick shecouldn't swallow, 'so I put it away.
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