Chapter 16
I headed into the kitchen and found Rebecca and Chris already there. I stifled a laugh at the way they were purposefully not looking at each other as one made coffee and the other arranged a selection of sandwiches on a platter.
‘Lunch will not be a fancy affair,’ said Chris when he looked up at my arrival. ‘The restaurant is booked solid, as are the conference rooms, so the kitchen staff are flat out.’
‘Hmmm,’ said Rebecca. ‘Sad when you can’t get a decent meal in your own hotel. Surely they could make more of an effort for their boss.’
‘I’m sure they could, but it would be a poor boss who expected them to cater to his every whim when they were already working to capacity,’ said Chris, sounding as if he was grinding his teeth.
‘Sandwiches are fine,’ I said before Rebecca c
