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….
in Michael’s business, I was a
Beth wants to be
side of my nose, then immediately
Ahhh… Shit!
Chillies….
Eyes watering, I dab at my
you don’t
sure. I’m all but
in tomato puree and the
bearing up under the strain, shall
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in his voice, sitting over a table-top of rosters and timetables, “We’ve
for not doing it now?” The normally placid
a
for support. “What
I used to do gives
hair. “It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing your friends would
to at least have a shot at protecting themselves.
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