'She was so glad she hadn't chosen Ian Quincy. So what if he got into college? As long as the acceptance letter wasn't in his hands, anything could still happen. And even if he did go to college, with that temper of his, he'd never be able to hold down a job after graduation. Let's just see how Cecilia Adler enjoys her life of wealth and luxury, then.'
She said gently, "Go on, I'm listening."
Felix Flynn said, "I ran into your sister today. She said her family could arrange a job for me. Don't your parents always say I'm a good-for-nothing who lives off you? If I have a job, they won't say that anymore, right? And you won't have to work so hard."
Vivian Lee's scalp prickled with shock.
'What?'
'Cecilia Adler was going to get Felix Flynn a job?'
It was a long moment before she heard her own voice.
"Didn't you say you were working on something big?"
