“Kate already cooked pasta,” Lucas answered. “So, I’ll have that.”
“Are you sure you don’t mind?” Alexander asks again. “This is not right. We should’ve called Kate first, informing her about our visit.”
Now Lucas is the one who laughs, although politely. “Of course, I don’t mind,” he says. “Don’t worry about it, sir. I’m glad that you and Mrs. Conrad are here. The conversation you will need to have with Kate is long overdue. There’s no time like the present.”
Kate sighs. “Okay, then,” she says. “Let me get myself ready, I will need ten minutes.”
“I’ll come with you,” Barbara says.
“Take all the time you need,” Alexander says after consulting his Patek Philippe. “We’re early. Lucas and I can have some guy talk while you’re getting ready.”
Kate winces. “I was afraid of that,” she mutt
