For one second, I thought I had misunderstood him.
“What?”
“You heard me.”
Evelyn stopped touching her pearl.
“Arthur.”
He ignored her.
“We are attending an important reception.
People there know our company.
I will not have a personal disagreement interfering with business.”
“I’m working tonight.”
“Then keep working.
Do not approach us.
Do not introduce yourself.
If anyone asks, you are doing security.”
The words were so practical that they hurt more than if he had shouted them.
I straightened my left cuff where his hand had pulled the fabric.
“Is that what you want?”
“That is what I expect.”