Chapter Forty-five
A familiar figure was waiting for Matthew in the court foyer, and he could tell by her approach that she meant business.
‘Time to pay the piper, Matt,’ Emma Saunders announced in her usual deep growl.
‘In one hour at the usual place,’ Matthew replied.
Oscar was still basking in the limelight as a dozen reporters fired questions to their client. Matthew stood to one side, leaning against a nearby wall. He had to admire the poise and skill Jessica exhibited in answering every question, either with a studied seriousness or some appropriate light-hearted reply. It was only then that he appreciated how talented she really was. Angelina Smythe-Baker was simply not in the same class as an actress.
Two days prior, Matthew had rung Jessica early in the morning and asked her
