Carne expected her to just meekly agree
"What about me? Don't I have any say in the matter?" Lesley's eyes flashed indignantly. After all, Carne had ignored his wife and child for three years. Why should he be interested in them now?
Lesley only knew that if Carne gained custody of Jeremy and took him back to Ravensdale, the Radleys would turn the boy against her. She couldn't let that happen.
But Carne was ruthlessly determined …and he held all the cards. She had deserted Carne, not the other way around. What possible defense did she have against him?