But something in his tone grates on me.
“Elizabeth does as Richard asks because she chooses to and because he’s the kind of man that draws respect. Not because she’s a complete birdbrain like Marie.”
Ben shrugs.
And he wonders why his wife went playing away from home….
“So, you are dating Marie?”
“Yes, in fact, I am, not that I see it’s any concern to you. But I didn’t want to talk about her. It’s James. Did you know he was trying it on with your cook as well?”
I boggle. “Our chef? Sally? She’s a happily married woman. I don’t believe….”
“I saw it, Mike. I went down to the kitchens, looking for him when you were trying to find him the other day and he was there with her.”
“Doing what?”
“They were…. laughing…. and….”
“They were laughing?”
That’s a crime?
“And he’d been holding h
