Chapter 49
Tadgh wished he could squirm his way into a corner or go into an eternal hibernation when he saw his girlfriend, Jo, glaring at the electronic pad stating her appointment as Sciphil Four. Even though she hadn’t agreed to it, he had manipulated the system to swap Sciphil Five position to Sciphil Four.
“You agreed to this. Sciphil Five or Four is the same thing, isn’t it?” Tadgh grinned.
He knew he was three years younger than Ciaran—and his maturity even less developed—but he was sure his physical appearance and intelligence were on somewhat the same level as his brother’s. He had seen Ciaran pull off this smiling trick numerous times with women. It had worked on Madeline. And Jo was Madeline’s best friend. They were more like sisters, growing up together in New York. So if Ci
