Chapter 84

• Hadid leaned back in her chair and exhaled heavily. “I think we both need a drink after all that,” she said, reaching for a small telephone on her desk, she quickly spoke into the phone and asked for some refreshments, then turned back to me.
• “You’ll need to stay here tonight,” she said to me. “I’ve got a spare room you can use.”
• I must have looked horrified because Hadid burst out laughing. “Don’t worry, the room I’m putting you in has never been used for… business. I keep it for very special guests.”