‘TELL US ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP between your three colleagues, Laura Scott, Don Westlake and David Lodge,’ Rafferty said.
Sonia Fox, the Head of the English Department, looked sharply at him. Laura Scott had taught English, so had come under her remit. Presumably she felt she ought to be protective of her. She opened her mouth, began to say, ‘There was no relationship,’ but Rafferty cut her off.
‘David Lodge was in love with her, so it sounds pretty much like a relationship to me. Did you know about that?’
‘Oh, David.’ She was dismissive. ‘I’m afraid he was a romantic. It’s rather sad. The situation with his wife—’ She let her hands flutter up and then down. ‘What can I say? There was no relationship,’ she repeated. She softened her tone. ‘At least, that is to say, there was no relation
