The First-Class Affair A Mills and Swoon Short by Sarnia de la Maré
Lady Eliza Weatherford had always believed emotions were like sauces, best served on the side, and never allowed to stain the table linen. This ethos had been maintained throughout a long and highly successful career that was celebrated with business awards, international attention and way too many friends for any one human. Eliza was 52, a legendary hospitality consultant and cold-blooded perfectionist. She had money, a beautiful home, rather too many nieces and nephews whose names she had memorised, and doting parents who had remained in great health despite advancing age. Eliza boarded another private jet in Neice after salvaging a failing three-star restaurant in Monaco. Wearing an immaculate cream trouser suit, Prada sunglasses, and the smirk of someone who has fired a Michelin chef before breakfast, this was another ordinary day in the life of a happy milionairess. Then came Sebastian Knox, 29, tousled, charming, rumpled in that rich-boy-on-his-third-startup way. He is the co...
