Chapter 9

They laughed at many things. Their voices reverberated through the thick walls of the mansion. Kim learned from their discussion that Andrea was same age as Blair. Andrea was two years older than she was . Lennox saw Max to his room and sat down to a glass of wine. " Lennox, I'm an old man" Max began to say " I know. Everyone knows that, Max". He replied, with a tinge of amusement to his voice. "I know you were very busy back there, my dear ". Lennox was surprised and amuses as he immediately grasped the implication of Max's words. Max had stayed so collected and focused on his meal that lennox thought he hadn't noticed anything. He hadn't even spared them a glance. "Ah, Max, I'm not surprised you noticed. I'm just sorry I couldn't hold back" He said defensively and Max laughed. " You're in your prime, I was a renown rake in my time, I'm happy none of you took after me...except Blair". Max said "Well, that was before Andrea came to the picture" " Ah, yes. She's got the mag