“That’s what I came tonight to find out.”
“Not whether he knows which fork to use.”
“Not whether his parents have money.”
“Not whether Catherine likes my dress.”
“I wanted to see what James would do while his mother was making those comments.”
“And now I know.”
“He looked at what mattered.”
I swallowed.
“Me?”
“You.”
“That was the entire point.”
I smiled.
“What about Robert’s client? Was that part of your plan too?”
She laughed.
“No.”
“That happened naturally.”
Then she added,
“But Elena, I really do have twelve
