Chapter 78

Caroline didn’t waste any time. Forget packing. Clothes were replaceable. Chucking her passport and Charlie’s into her handbag, she secured the bag over her shoulder then hurried to the nursery to pack a change-bag for Charlie. Thankfully, the ground floor was empty and she was able to carry Charlie and their bags to the garage without being seen. The keys for Nicholas’ showroom of cars were hanging up and she pressed them all until the one with the baby seat in it flashed. She strapped a still-sleeping Charlie into it before unclipping and carefully removing the seat.

Her hope of being miles away before Nicholas noticed they were missing was foiled a minute later when footsteps crunched behind her.

“Where are you going?”

Almost jumping out of her skin, Caroline spun around to find Nicholas walking towards her. He scanned her slowly, taking in the guilt blazing on her face to the protective way she stood before their sleeping son. She couldn’t have known the garage