Laura wasn't at all happy about her flighty young sister Annette'sinvolvement with the sophisticated Simon Hilliard. But she needn't haveworried;- and in any case, the affair came to nothing and much to Laura'ssurprise, Simon transferred his attentions to herself. But why? She wasn'tafter all nearly as attractive as Annette-and certainly not suspecting thatSimon had some ulterior motive, something to do with her family as a whole.But why did he hate them so?