Chapter 291

"Bonita, this is my new personal assistant, Brianna Doyle—Brianna, this is Bonita Leonardo." He gave Brianna a sudden smile. "Of course—stupid me." "You two will have already met."

‘Met?’ Brianna frowned, and so too did Bonita.

"We’ve spoken on the telephone, yes?"

‘That’s right.’ Brianna nodded, then turned to Elmo. "We’ve never actually met."

"But surely at your interview for the PR position..." Elmo was still smiling, but there was a dangerous glint in his eyes. ‘Oh—sorry, Brianna. I didn’t introduce you properly; you see, not only is Bonita Evaristo Leonardo’s wife, she’s head of PR. That’s how they met, in fact!

"Still, he keeps me working!" Bonita laughed, but her laughter faded as her eyes—not her Botoxed forehead—crinkled in concentration. "You say you had an interview..." she attempted, her voice fading as she attempted to place Brianna.

"It must have been with another hotel chain." It was Elmo who broke the appalling silence. ‘My mistake.’ He might have broken the silence, b