Richard joins me in the kitchen, peering over my work surface and hob, where onions and mince sizzle with the spices. “What are we having?”
“Chilli con Carne.”
“Sounds good. Want some help?”
“No, I’m fine. I enjoy cooking.”
“I’ll rephrase that. Do you mind if I join you? It’s getting a little heated in there.”
“Join me by all means.” I nod across to the bottle. “Help yourself to a drink. Problem?”
Richard examines the label, Hmmms, then pours himself a glass of wine. “Um, not a problem exactly. But I think when Michael accepted my investment in his spa hotel, he thought I’d be a sleeping partner.”
“And…?”
“If you recall, I had the investment made in Elizabeth’s name, and she definitely wants to have an input.”
I pause from chopping chillies as the humour creeps over me.
Of course, he’s used to running everything himself….
I invested in Michael’s business, I was a silent
Beth wants to be
rubbing at the side of my nose, then
Ahhh… Shit!
Chillies….
dab
you don’t want any
I’m all but
and onions, I glug in tomato puree and the rest of
Michael’s bearing up under
*****
in his voice, sitting over a table-top of rosters and timetables, “We’ve
reason for not doing it now?” The normally placid Beth sounds
a sub, is
support. “What do you think,
boxing I used to do gives you a really good workout.
“It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing your friends would want to
be able to at least have a shot at protecting themselves. But somehow, it’s not always seen as
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