Chapter FiveThe London house in Chester Square was rented out for a year, with Lord Edwin Belsize overseeing the transaction whilst staying in constant contact with the villa that Melissa took over on the periphery of Rome for an equal length of time. All three members of staff from London accompanied her to Rome, and although language and the side of the road on which to drive were things to adjust to, neither presented an obstacle that could not be overcome. After she settled into her surroundings and had become accustomed to the Italian lifestyle, she made arrangements for her Rolls Royce to be delivered. It arrived by sea three and a bit months after she first moved into the Villa Martignano on the edge of the lake and park bearing the same name. And that was when I drove into Melissa
