Kapitel 46: Chapter 46

BOOK FIVE: TOKYO

"Cheers to you," Dr. Edmund raises his glass to me and I grin shyly and clink my glass to his.

"Please, it's really not necessary." I blush, giggling as I sip on my third glass of white wine. I think I should stop, but Edmund keeps insisting on I get another drink once I finish.

"Yes, it is. You're so young and look at what you've achieved, you have a massively successful business. And it is all due to your own merit. That is very impressive, Lacey." He glances at me speculatively through his glasses.

"My achievements? You have your own clinic in Sydney, that's pretty hard to beat!" I say.

"To be honest, sometimes I think about a sea change. I've been to the UK a few times and there's lots of opportunity there."

"Do your wife and kids get used to you always travelling?"

He knocks back the rest of his wine, keeping his eyes on me. "I don't have any children, and I don't have a wife."