Chapter 99

• Their seating plan featured two couples whom Monica vaguely remembered meeting at a similar function several years ago, a beautiful blonde who openly flirted with her companion whilst sending covert glances in Liam’s direction, and two men in their early forties whom Monica knew to be gay.
• The waitstaff began serving starters, and Monica surreptitiously observed the blonde’s play for attention.
• ‘Don’t let her bother you,’ a male voice advised quietly, and she turned slightly to face the young man seated beside her. Robert, she recalled, whose partner, Anthony, was big in interior decorating.