“What? I’m sorry, the music’s really loud,” she said, pointing to her ear.
She knew she’d made a mistake when Alex moved closer to her. In future she would answer him straightaway.
“I just asked, how are you?” he said, louder, into her ear.
“Oh!” It was going to be a long, drawn-out conversation, she could tell. “I’m good, thanks. How are you?”
“Great,” he replied. “I have a partner now. We have ten properties in development, and we’re looking into buying another five. Business is good. What about you? I hear you’re working now. Where’s that?”
Georgia had heard how successful Alex had become. He’d started his property development company with his father, who’d bought a house, had renovated it, and had sold it at a huge profit. His father then bowed out, leaving the profits to Alex, wh
