"Keep away from Michael Harling!"
Ruth would never have submitted to blackmail for her own protection, but the secret Charmian Deal threatened to disclose would hurt a lonely old woman who could lose everything she most wanted.
Besides, the price of Charmian’s silence was only Ruth’s promise not to be friendly with Michael Harling, and Ruth could hardly mind that. She was halfway in love with Angus Everton, and had never given Michael a thought. Until now...