“At the end of the party he r***d her and threw her to his men, and when they were done with her, he beat and killed her. He cut her neck with a gilded bread knife. I was not particularly happy about it, but we were compensated with a large tip.” For a few moments, it seemed that Olivier was ruminating over the amount. Then he went on:
“In my opinion, he would not have done this with the original, but we can never be sure. Perhaps he just took revenge for the rejection. He let off some steam, if you know what I mean. After a certain point, the very wealthy tend to think that they are untouchable. And unfortunately, when someone has enough money, it is often true.”
Olivier pointed at Turner with a friendly gesture.
“Do you know who has never been ordered?”
Turner didn’t answer. He felt
