????? ????? Looking back on the decisions that led tomy current predicament, I can't help? butwonder if I should have seen this coming, but how could ...? Every step seemed toflow into the next allowing me no time to step back and see the downward spiralI was trapped in. ????? My name is Lord David Tillman, myself andmy wife Jennifer are the owners of a substantial country estate just outside ofLondon. It is my pride and joy the beautifully terraced gardens, the privatelake teaming with fish, the. There’s going to be times when the food deliveries aren’t going to make it here on time because of the weather.’ ‘I can see your point. Want to take care of it?’ Jack smiled at his friend, wondering just how much Bill was willing to do. ‘Sure. I can see myself now: the gentleman farmer.’ Bill laughed. ‘You know, with eight people here, we’re going to need another car or maybe a truck.’ ‘I’ve been thinking the same thing. Tell you what… let’s go into Monterey and take a look. Maybe a car and a. If a pothole was only a foot deep you were lucky! Street children were everywhere. If you wanted your car to be still there after shopping you had to pay off these street kids. First time I have been afraid of kids. They ran in packs of 20 or more! Penniless, no shoes, threadbare, starving and uncannily threatening!The supermarket was a joke. If food arrived it was sold within hours. If you wanted to know when food had arrived you had to tip the supermarket manager who would then ring when food. "And I did." "That definitely explains a lot." My aunt shrugged. "I guess. It still doesn't make all that much sense to me, and I lived it. Why wasn't I just happy that he finally saw me the way I'd always wanted him to?" "Damage had already been done," I said. Lily came up behind Iva, placed a hand gently on my aunt's shoulder. "So, can I have my husband back now?" Iva laughed awkwardly. For a moment, I saw a look in her eyes that made me hope that Lily never made the mistake of crossing Iva..