There were faults on both sides

And in time Christa had to admit that perhaps Jeff wasn't entirely to blame for the breakdown of their marriage.

That's when she'd rushed back to England with their son, Marcus--feeling that as in the past Jefferson Barssi had ridden roughshod over her feelings.

Now, she was willing to return to Brazil for the possibility of a reconciliation. If only she could be sure that's really what Jeff had in mind and that he wasn't planning simply to use her for purposes of his own!