Book Two: Brotherly Love and Melodie's Betrayal Summary

Melodie has no interest in Jory's recovery. She doesn't help take care of him or visit him often. Catherine realizes Melodie is spending more time with Bart, but she convinces herself that Melodie is feeling sorry for Bart since he got the bad news about his inheritance.

Jory asks his mother what his wife does all day. More than three months have passed since Jory's accident and he is increasingly irritable that his wife is rarely present. He asks Catherine to go get her.

Melodie isn't in her room as Catherine had expected. Instinctively, she turns down Bart's hallway. Waiting inside one of the rooms in his suite, she sees Bart naked and catches a glimpse of Melodie in lingerie and Catherine realizes that she is just beginning to show her...