This answer amused me. I nodded. "The daughter of Jessica's best friend. She didn't excel after learning from Jessica for ten years. How ungifted!"
"Jane can stay here because Jessica needs the connections of her mother. It doesn't matter if Jane's talented or not," explained Julie.
"Is her mother an entrepreneur? An overbearing boss?"
Julie shook her head. "No, her mother is a famous social butterfly."
This sounded interesting but confused me.
Julie leaned over and lowered her voice. "Who sleeps with men!"
I covered my mouth with surprise. "Isn't that a moral issue?"
"What issue? That is the upper class. Men like business, and so do women. Jane can be arrogant, thanks to her connections."
What an astonishment to me!
After the shock, I discussed with Julie abo
