Chapter 24
David was waiting up for her when she got home, drinking tea in the armchair beside the fireplace in his study.
‘Seb told me you were going to break up with Justin,’ he explained. ‘How did it go?’
Emilia sank into the chair opposite. ‘Surprisingly well.’ She frowned. ‘You know, Dad, just when you think you’ve got a person figured out, they go and turn the tables on you.’
‘Life would be pretty boring if we were all predictable.’
‘I guess.’
‘Are you having second thoughts?’
She shook her head vehemently. ‘No. I truly thought Justin was going to be awful and I’d have to be brutal to end things and then we’d never speak again, but instead… I think I’ve gained a new friend.’ She looked at her father searchingly. ‘Weird, huh?’
‘You know, I was never very fond of that y
