A Little Revenge Omnibus
“It was eleven o’clock in the morning and Kelly had just served her third customer and put on the kettle to make herself a cup of coffee.
‘Anything to report?’ Dee asked her. ‘Has Julian been in touch?’ ‘He rang yesterday,’ Kelly told her, ‘but I couldn’t really talk to him; I had someone here in the shop. You know that Julian is hoping to persuade his girlfriend’s brother to finance some new venture he’s getting started?’ ‘Was hoping,’ Dee corrected her wryly. ‘Brough has turned him down.’ How did Dee know that? Kelly wondered curiously.
‘Look, we could do with having a meeting,’ Dee told her. ‘How about lunch tomorrow?’ ‘Tomorrow? No, I’m afraid I can’t,’ Kelly told her. ‘I’m going to Staffordshire.’ ‘Staffordshire?’ Dee queried sharply. ‘On a buying trip? But I thought...’ ‘No, not that. Actually I’m going with Brough; he’s asked me to undertake a private commission for him.’ ‘And you’ve agreed?’ Dee asked her.
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