![]() ![]() Because of his skillful maneuvering she is acquitted but she must help a quiet investigation, initiated by government officials. ![]() The investigation is led by Comte d’Esmond, a man of many talents who not only moves easily within the highest levels of society but has also spent the past ten years as one of the government’s most trusted and discreet covert operatives. However, when he turns up so conveniently dead in their London house, it’s Leila who has to face murder charges. Of course he claims that, somehow, it is still her fault. Francis’s primary function is to act as a buffer against the many men interested in pursuing her but Leila becomes more and more outraged when her husband openly entertains whores in their house and takes drugs. Leila, now a talented portrait painter, finds herself utterly disgusted with her savior. About six years later Francis’s hedonistic lifestyle and complete lack of common sense have aged him significantly, weakening his body and garnering him legions of enemies, his wife among them. ![]()
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