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"I’m not I simply expect "

"Milo is just telling hi to do with it"

"Of course But I trust him He chose to erase hied his ht about it for ato tell on us, he’s overdue for a little selfishness"

"You’re feeling that cavalier about it?"

Her smile was all teeth "I said he could try I’ust’s back Hadrian can try getting infor pile of ash, but I don’t think he’ll succeed"

It was such an awful i"

"I ah our strategy for our lunch with Phillipa"

"THE RAW BAR IS EXCELLENT," PHILLIPA WAS SAYING SHE lifted a subtle finger, and like a bit of ic, a white-clad waiter appeared at her elbow "Could I please have a split of cha fancy"

"Isn’t chane by definition fancy?" I asked

"It’s barelyup from her menu

"Children" Phillipa smiled thinly "Don’t tell ne What are they teaching you at that wretched school?"

I lifted an eyebrow "How to frame children like us for murder"

This whole business was absurd Phillipa had insisted on choosing the restaurant; Milo had been sent an address ten minutes before we left He’d raised an eyebrohen he saw "That restaurant opened in 1853," he’d said, loading us into a car, "and since 1853, it’s been overpriced Enjoy the Italian marble I’ll send some discreet security to sit nearby"

But alked in to find that Phillipa Moriarty had booked the entire restaurant She waited at a table in the back, under a glittering on "Hello, all," she’d said pleasantly "I hope this suits you?"

"Absolutely not Unacceptable," Holh the s Up Let’s go" And she led us to a table by the , like ere children she was taking to the principal’s office<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>