Chapter 410

• Maja Nord had made a sincere effort to dress up for the occasion. She had rifled through her meagre wardrobe and finally pulled out a dress that had been with her for years now, a dress she had bought impulsively when she was still trying to make her ex-husband Tommas feel some desire for her, shortly after Madeline was born.
• The fire engine red, incredibly comfy outfit as the saleswoman had gushed when she bought it suddenly seemed too dressy and she felt herself stiffen as she felt Schwartz’s eyes trail over her clothes slowly. The man was as always dressed in his casual yet classy way and she wanted nothing more than to dart back inside and change into something like her old jeans and faded T-shirt.
• She had worn this outfit just the once but Tommaso, who had undoubtedly appreciated the exotic fashion had already been losing interest in her and she had stored it away broken heartedly for he had walked out that very night after her attempts at seducing him had fallen flat.