“I can vouch for them.”
Elizabeth was immensely relieved that Brigid had spoken up to confirm her blatant lie.
It wasn’t any kind of friendship or good will that spurred her into making the statement; she was aware that if Elizabeth lost her job, she would too. She was also scared that if they dragged Elizabeth to court over this she would be dragged right along with her and accused of helping her to do this.
“That is so typical. The rich girl gets a surprise visit from her rich boyfriend while the rest of us have to make sacrifices and…”
“…for f**k’s sake, can you give us a minute before you start with this nonsense?” Elizabeth snapped at Kat. She wasn’t in the mood for a lecture while she was in a compromising position in front of strangers. “ This wasn’t supposed to be a spectator s
