Chapter 18
“How the other half live.” Gary grinned even as he said it. He could well afford to live like this, but he wasn’t interested. Having agreed to do Phillip this favour and having picked up a spare set of keys from Phillip’s agent—the man seemed to have few friends and no family—Gary had finally accessed the white building in Barnsbury Square. Although the house retained some period features—though from what period and whether authentic, Gary didn’t know or much care—the house was undeniably austere inside and contemporary. He…liked it. The house had elegance, and what it lacked, one could easily remedy. The environment needed some personality, and Gary was already thinking what character he could give to the place before he’d done more than examine the living room. The house just
