‘But you have no experience, my love.’
Delfi noted that his tone had altered. It was softer and held the potential for negotiation. ‘I learn quickly,’ she said and was surprised how much she sounded like the actress at her seductive best.
Her husband smiled and Delfi could sense his lust.
‘Yes, you do learn quickly,’ he said softly, ‘but you can’t be there without me, and one of us needs to be here.’
Delfi could feel her power slipping away. She remembered then the moment—famous in the series’ long history—when Katerina Matsouka challenged the senior partner of the firm who would not consider her for a promotion. This was in good part because she had ended their affair when she discovered that his wife was not terminally ill as he had told her but was merely slow in her recovery from a
