Chapter Seventy
Elio had too many staff on. He was wasted behind the bar making drinks for his diners; most of them wanted bottled beer and wine anyway. All night he kept a vigil on Marble’s Marvels, watching their customers come and go. Even from this far back he could see how busy they were, with a full restaurant.
The only thing that kept him going was the knowledge that Aidan had to be pulling his hair out by now, serving a full house. Having Chef upstairs meant his rivals had a good chance of disappointing Gaynor Crane. “Take over for me, Martin.”
“Sure thing, where are you off to?” Martin took his place behind the bar.
“I’m going to see how they’re getting on over the road.”
Stopping to chat to a couple of locals, Elio went outside, crossed the road, and stood outside Kate and A
