His hesitation to say anything else about his mysterious work set off more alarm bells in her already suspicious mind. What could he be hiding from her? She didn't want to hear his attempts to lie. Surely he had more respect for her than that. Moving out of his embrace, she pulled a pan down from the cupboard and slammed it down on the cooker. The sound almost drowned out his sigh of frustration. Augustus knew her well enough to know when she was upset. And, if she was being perfectly honest with herself, it wasn't as if she was doing a good job of hiding it.