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….
business, I was a
Beth wants
chuckle, rubbing at the side of my nose, then immediately regret
Ahhh… Shit!
Chillies….
wash hands, then pour a little oil on a paper towel. Eyes watering, I dab
“Sure you don’t
sure. I’m all
with the meat and onions, I glug in tomato puree and the
bearing up under the strain,
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eyes are glazing. Doubt in his voice, sitting over a table-top
a reason for not doing it now?” The normally placid Beth
she’s a
for support. “What
to do gives you a really good workout.
hair. “It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing your friends would want to
to at least have a
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