Cruel Legacy

Cruel Legacy
PENNY JORDAN

Penny Jordan is an award-winning New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of more than 200 books with sales of over 100 million copies. We have celebrated her wonderful writing with a special collection of her novels, many of which are available for the first time in eBook right now.One man's life has come to an end, but for those left behind, it's just the beginning. Especially for four women….Philippa – Stripped of her wealth and social standing, Philippa must prove to everyone – and to herself – that she is a woman who can stand alone.Sally – Faced with mounting family pressures that alienate her from her husband, Sally finds herself tempted by another man.Elizabeth – Torn by her need to support her husband and her emerging desire for independence, Elizabeth battles to come into her own.Deborah – Her new promotion leaves her to deal with a jealous lover and a ruthless boss – forcing her to take a hard look at the future.

Cruel Legacy

Penny Jordan

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Table of Contents

Cover (#u5ae87c99-e922-5077-b96b-4edf2d9b8b42)

Title Page (#u9d391457-1689-55aa-b421-36103d96c57a)

PROLOGUE (#ulink_662b1a40-de5e-595c-855e-1d5aad1c5e4b)

CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_e242bd42-735b-501c-82b8-42f1ec0905eb)

CHAPTER TWO (#ulink_6e7e2bb7-51c1-576a-a48d-6bcae1ac0a51)

CHAPTER THREE (#ulink_ff49b6d3-2111-56db-8e13-4869079622e4)

CHAPTER FOUR (#ulink_b1f7f7d4-893c-557b-85e2-72da6f386a78)

CHAPTER FIVE (#ulink_f0719a03-3164-5dc1-b0ee-e05ec954cdcc)

CHAPTER SIX (#ulink_72cbd99d-2157-5c08-9292-a12eb8f3374a)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#ulink_3da796d5-7f87-5c16-b908-b82f70a0ba2a)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINETEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTY (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE (#litres_trial_promo)

EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

PROLOGUE (#ulink_ae014a15-93cd-5fc7-8c99-08721e9b3449)

‘HEARD the latest?’ the nurse coming on to the ward asked. Sally Bruton paused in her task of checking the charts at the end of the patient’s bed, frowning a little as she saw that the specialist had increased the man’s dosage of antibiotics.

Joseph O’Malley was sixty-eight and not recovering as well from his operation as he should have been doing. When Sally was on duty in Men’s Surgical she tried to find extra time to sit and talk to him. She had noticed that he didn’t appear to have any family, or any friends. She winced tiredly as she straightened up and turned round to answer the other nurse’s question.

‘What latest?’ she asked her.

‘A suicide,’ the woman told her. ‘Some man in a big, posh car. I heard about it on the way in. Wonder what made him do it … What time are you due off?’ she asked Sally, changing the subject.

‘Half an hour ago,’ Sally told her drily. She had had to stay on because the nurse relieving her was late and there had been so many cutbacks recently that there had been no one to cover for her.