April and Martin both walked to his study and disappeared inside, as they did Rachel's eyes hadn't left them. She wanted to know what was happening but she had no reason to follow them. She felt her control over the household slip and she clenched her fists tight in resentment.
Just then Lucy came down the stairs and ran to her mother and sitting beside her, "Mother, what am I to do now I need that money for my clothes, shoes and handbags. One card isn't enough, what will people think if I have to watch how much money I spend when I am shopping. It will be humiliating."
As Lucy cried her mother's shoulder, her mother stroked her back reassuringly, "Not to worry leave it to your mother. Don't I always think of something? She may have had the upper hand today but she still has nothing."
