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Isla gracefully rises froests we all adjourn to the parlour for brandy and coffee, like we’re actors in some scene of an episode of Downton Abbey

This isattention to myself

I alht of my life To round to give this pair the opportunity to eain How dare Alexander forcegetting dressed and co room in the first place? I should’ve just locked myself in the bedroom Told him exactly what he could do if he didn’t like it Maybe I’d have even dug out a few of irl words

You know the ones: the ones about sex and travel

Urgh! I feel so angry I literally had to sit onGriffin after he’d pulled that stunt What was the point of introducingdead as that all about?

Head high, I rise fro it out froet the chance to help , I think He could’ve pulled it out froh at my expense

You can’t trust the man, I remind myself Trust your instincts Trust that other people have told you so Namely, my old employer, Martine

My eyes start to sting as I shuffle forward, hating on uests in front of me, I turn like an autoh I refuse to make eye contact with anyone

Guests and otherwise

“Shall we?”

Griffin appears byhis elbow