He made a gesture with his hand, as if taking importance away from it.
But then he shook his head, and an inexplicable cold ran down my back.
“When my son-in-law died, things went very badly for her. Has she told you?”
I held my breath...
“Yes. Has Johanna told you about me?” I ended up saying, cautiously.
“Look, young man, television and newspapers have said many things about your family, about what happened to you. God knows you have been popular.” He began, without half measures. Patrick sighed noisily and leaned one elbow on the glossy chest of drawers. “You are a danger, in a certain way. You were kidnapped by terrorists and your first wife was murdered. Your family is very important, people with a lot of money are always in trouble. Of all kinds. The press, politics. I don’t kno
