“What business?” I couldn’t stop myself from asking.
“Bella’s a madam. She runs an escort service. Not that you need to worry about that, because Micheal has already told her he doesn’t want or need her services,” Lydia said, looking self-satisfied.
Bella scowled at me, but softened slightly.
“It doesn’t bother me what he does. I’m just giving her a friendly warning.” She nodded my way.
“You could’ve been friendlier about it,” Lydia said with a knowing look. “Remember what it was like for me, when I first came into all this? Give the girl a break. Us girls need to stick together. We need all the friends we can get in this life.”
Bella nodded then smiled and poured me a glass of champagne.
“Welcome to the madness that is our world,” she said and handed the glass to me.
“Thanks.”
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