Born of Corruption
“Olivia throws the door open even before I reach the top of the stoop. “She passed out, thank God!”
My steps slow. “Is the rest of her team here?”
Olivia shakes her head. “Just Nico. He’s partaking of the free refreshments.”
Jack places his hand on my shoulder. “Don’t be too disappointed, darling. This party is definitely going to get a write-up in all the papers.”
The rest of the gang join us in the foyer and Parker takes our coats. Reggie makes a beeline for the “refreshments” while Anna and C...urt head into the lounge. Eugenia is hanging on to Jack’s coattails, and my hopes that she would take up with someone other than my husband are dashed.
Jack smiles down at her. “Why don’t you run and get me a drink, Genie. I’ll be right in.”
She gives me a triumphant look, the sharpness of her expression matching the rest of her angles.
Jack steers me to a quiet corner of the foyer. I hear the radio come on in the lounge.
“What did you want, snookums? I should go oversee things,”MoreLess
My steps slow. “Is the rest of her team here?”
Olivia shakes her head. “Just Nico. He’s partaking of the free refreshments.”
Jack places his hand on my shoulder. “Don’t be too disappointed, darling. This party is definitely going to get a write-up in all the papers.”
The rest of the gang join us in the foyer and Parker takes our coats. Reggie makes a beeline for the “refreshments” while Anna and C...urt head into the lounge. Eugenia is hanging on to Jack’s coattails, and my hopes that she would take up with someone other than my husband are dashed.
Jack smiles down at her. “Why don’t you run and get me a drink, Genie. I’ll be right in.”
She gives me a triumphant look, the sharpness of her expression matching the rest of her angles.
Jack steers me to a quiet corner of the foyer. I hear the radio come on in the lounge.
“What did you want, snookums? I should go oversee things,”MoreLess
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