It was the most dreadful mistake. He looked at Anne with eyebrows slightly raised, lips compressed. Pierre turned the high- roofed black vehicle round, glancing at Charlotte with a cold grin as he drove away. Always the comparison with her perfect mother that needled straight through her heart.
In that case, won't you come and sit beside me? He extended a hand towards her. It's you I'm worried about, she said. Just keep reminding yourself, he's only a human being. I can try to act as a mediator—but if there has to be a fight, I can at least keep her out of it.
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