Payback’s A Bitch

‘As the Good Book says, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Since you guys like to splash drinks on others so much, I can only assume you enjoy having the same done to yourselves. So, if the two of you pour a drink over each other, I’ll call it even.’ Kira watched Georgina’s friend’s face. The woman was visibly struggling. Kira added, ‘If you do this, you can walk away from this without having to pay a cent.’ She’d taken a page out of Austyn’s playbook. The last time she ran into Georgina and Helen in the hospital, Austyn taught the two women a lesson without getting his own hands dirty. He turned mother against daughter and drove a wedge between them that would continue to fester long after they left the hospital. It was neat, legal—well, not illegal—and satisfying as hell to watch. Dad had cautioned Kira to watch the company she kept. She didn’t think much of it at the time, but now she realised that Dad was right. The more time she spent with Austyn, the more she wa