Chapter 105

‘I brought you some broth. Made with monkfish caught off the coast of Galicia.’ Ari held up his thermos. ‘You and your ugly fish fest.’ Elodie chuckled and shook her head. ‘Thanks.’ She turned to Dashiell. ‘I have the investigator’s report on the scaffolding incident. Let’s go over it soon. Hopefully, it aligns with your investigator’s verdict.’ Dashiell nodded. Elodie walked towards the lift. The two men exchanged dagger-like looks before racing towards the lift, competing to hold the door open for her. *** Elodie pushed another spear-like asparagus frond around her plate. The food was delicious, but the late lunch at the sleek, glass-walled restaurant had been a high-wire act, Dashiell and Ari flanking her like duelling peacocks vying for the same territory. Dashiell tried to turn the conversation back to their ‘halcyon days’ when she’d been his live-in nurse. ‘Remember that new doctor’s office with the impossible parking situation? You had to carry me out of the car, princess style,