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idea where Maggie found him, he says that Maggie wasn’t really into hotel
management and he doesn’t know how she came to be the sole owner of Reid’s, but
she appreciated how popular and profitable this place could be. I have no idea
how it came to be hers either, all I was ever told was that she was a
successful businesswoman. I knew she had the hotel but I knew nothing of her
other investments and partnerships until that day, months ago, when I met the
solicitor for the first time and the one question that pops into my head daily
is, “Where did she get the cash from?”
    Today I am meeting with the “Bossman” on a formal basis,
rather than just rocking up and watching him work. There are some bits and
pieces he needs my signature on and, as he knows that I like to be kept up to
date, it seems sensible to meet and go through what needs doing.
    It’s 9.30 a.m., holy shit, I’m supposed to be meeting James
at the hotel at 10.30 a.m., I’ve got to cross London in an hour. I have no idea
how I’ve managed to run late, I don’t do late, I can’t stand it!
    I grab my handbag and slip on my comfortable flat pumps,
make sure I have my phone, and I shout upstairs to Anna as I leave home.
    “Anna! Back later, darling, ring me if you want me and don’t
forget to speak with your dad. Make sure he knows that you don’t want to go and
see him this weekend. Anna, Anna!” I yell, infuriated that she doesn’t answer
me straightaway.
    “Okay, Mum, don’t stress,” she shouts back at me from her
room, above the strains of Hall of Fame together with the clattering and
banging as she rearranges her room for the tenth time since we moved in! 
    I exit through my newly painted front door, black. I love
black shiny front doors, they look so luscious. I can’t help but stroke it, so
tactile, and make my way down the few wide steps to my Audi. Lewis, the
bastard, positively drooled over it when I took Anna to what used to be our home last weekend. He kept banging on about waiting lists for cars “ like
that ” and wanted to know how I got it so quickly. I just smiled at his
alcohol-induced red face and said it was amazing what you can do when you offer
the dealership an extra few thousand to get a quick delivery! I felt so smug. Screw him, it was so satisfying watching him as we pulled up in my new beast of a
car.
    Of course, he’s initially agreed to his settlement, he
doesn’t know the extent of my inheritance but must have worked out that it’s
substantial. I’ve told Anna not to give too much away. Anyway, so far I love my
new life, although I’m still unsure about my new home. I’m still learning my
way around London, thank God for sat-nav and cabs, otherwise I’d get lost every
time I went out!  Not that I go out in the car that much and have taken to
using cabs a hell of a lot more because I detest driving around London.
    I love the fact that when I grocery shop I don’t have to
worry about the bill, that if I want or need something I can have it, but I’m
careful with the money. I think that’s one thing that budgeting over the years
has taught me and is embedded, I suppose! I used to dread spending more than
Lewis had allowed me, having to justify the rising cost of food.
    I sit in the driving seat and start the powerful engine.
Pulling away, I gingerly make my way through the heavy London traffic and into
the private car park of my hotel. Parking carefully, I grab my things and lock
the car before walking through the back door of the huge building, passing the
completed orangery as I go. Carpets in the rear of the building have all been
replaced as a result of the new leisure facilities and pool; the newly
decorated walls look great and it still smells new, that lovely smell that
comes from freshly decorated rooms, the colour scheme following through from
the main foyer.
    I head for the door marked Staff Only , waving a
“hello” to Roger as I do. I climb the four flights of stairs, which