A Father’s Revenge

A Father’s Revenge
Kitty Neale

A mother must fight to protect all she holds dear…Thirteen years have passed since Kevin Dolby was sent to prison for robbery with violence.In the meantime, his ex wife Pearl Button has divorced him and remarried, determined to protect her son from knowing who his real father is.Then she hears two pieces of terrifying news – Kevin Dolby is up for parole and that her dear friend Bessie is gravely ill.Bessie has taken on Nora Dobbs, a young woman and she asks Pearl to take over her care when dies. Pearl, thinking that Bessie will recover from her illness and live for many more years, agrees, but less than a week later, Bessie passes away.Pearl will now have to take over Nora’s care and plans to take her to Winchester. However, when Bessie’s will is read, she has left the shop and premises to Pearl, yet with a proviso. Pearl not only has to take over Nora’s care, she must do it in Battersea, moving into the shop and premises and living there for the rest of Nora’s natural life. Then, and only then, can she sell up.While Pearl is persuaded to move back to Battersea, Kevin is granted parole but desperate for money, approaches his parents. Once he gets what he wants Kevin intends to see his son, and nothing is going to stand in his way.

KITTY NEALE

A Father’s Revenge

Copyright

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First published in paperback by HarperCollinsPublishers, 2011

Copyright © Kitty Neale 2011

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Source ISBN: 9781847562432

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Version: 2016-04-14

Dedication

For Nobby Dack who sadly died earlier this year; a husband, father and grandfather who is sorely missed. My love and thoughts are with his family.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter One (#ulink_2e1bd411-4a5a-594c-97d6-0b923632d057)

Chapter Two (#ulink_17edab4b-013e-5ba4-91fc-eaacef0efe3a)

Chapter Three (#ulink_bc4c99d4-6cd5-530e-9710-4ab196c3533f)

Chapter Four (#ulink_6ad05bbc-01fc-56b2-ba2e-b5478b3e863e)

Chapter Five (#ulink_fc2802fd-a96a-5b48-b1ce-7e0db57aa079)

Chapter Six (#ulink_bc9370bc-e555-599f-b78e-720dd69273da)

Chapter Seven (#ulink_3645a6e6-ac00-55d8-9d33-e4e420757a81)

Chapter Eight (#ulink_9111b21e-2bee-543f-95f1-94668e2e6207)

Chapter Nine (#ulink_3e3d4057-593d-51f0-a047-423c25a8f02a)

Chapter Ten (#ulink_78821c5f-14b7-5457-9a93-a60c08bca647)

Chapter Eleven (#ulink_823e189e-7a6e-5db1-a2b9-0e9edf00c96f)

Chapter Twelve (#ulink_1890b06c-3e7f-5ad1-aee9-718bb2a506e5)

Chapter Thirteen (#ulink_4b583748-ba84-5b4e-8cf6-4d028b587ff4)

Chapter Fourteen (#ulink_b66407ac-1610-5224-898b-49e8576d6d1d)

Chapter Fifteen (#ulink_909d0d73-6422-5e24-8ed9-acf185d34a90)

Chapter Sixteen (#ulink_65ee7566-c28e-552e-aa2e-cc39f41d1175)

Chapter Seventeen (#ulink_baeb3c00-1788-52b3-af3a-a9de70a1762b)

Chapter Eighteen (#ulink_08ea7f55-ff58-5c4a-ba8d-226eb8ea5134)

Chapter Nineteen (#ulink_24c135a2-761b-5e36-a637-a1ad3ae92232)

Chapter Twenty (#ulink_802cfb30-47bb-57fc-880c-c0f1dc8c55fb)

Chapter Twenty-One (#ulink_f3b7342b-5b42-5e00-a618-a9a8a1a6049b)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#ulink_1d949769-9001-5247-b3db-19ddf6d50fac)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#ulink_592e15c7-b641-5a75-972d-4ab6906ee8cb)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#ulink_f594b44d-8740-590d-b2dd-624eb522fc45)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#ulink_2ec775ac-2e3b-5276-b7a7-ed16050667ba)

Chapter Twenty-Six (#ulink_a2e03d58-fe8d-5ef8-a620-8931cd2b4500)

Chapter Twenty-Seven (#ulink_108838f0-0385-544d-8ad6-bc015e7acc02)

Chapter Twenty-Eight (#ulink_cbd2ec63-d31b-5b1c-86ec-43cbf89c0a73)

Chapter Twenty-Nine (#ulink_def2a739-d85c-5003-810f-82743ccc9636)

Chapter Thirty (#ulink_f651c865-1367-5a62-ae1d-75973c13e4c7)