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“That was a little dig at me,” Toby said after Christian had gone.
Fen wasn’t sure he understood.
“The family comment, I mean. My dad’s an actor and I am too.”
Fen’s heart did a little jump.Japanese ceramics? Actor?It had to be a coincidence. Anyway, Fen’s half-brother’s name wasn’t Toby.Stop panicking.
“Would I have had the opportunities I’ve had if my dad hadn’t been famous? I like to think I’d have made it, but I’ll never know. To be honest, I don’t see anything wrong in getting a leg up in a profession hard to get into and even harder to make a mark in.”
Fen didn’t say anything.
“Would my sisters have been influencers without family connections?”
Fen felt as if he was sinking in freezing water. “How many sisters do you have?”
“Two.”
Shit.Fen couldn’t ask. But hehadto. “Who’s your father?”
“Jack Miller.”
Shock came like a hard punch to the gut. So much like it Fen worried for a moment he might throw up.Oh fuck. I’m sitting next to my half-brother.
“You know who he is, right?” Toby sighed. “Everyone knows who he is.”
Fen nodded.
“Imagine having the world’s greatest fictional spy as your dad.”
“I thought his son’s name was Judd.”
“That’s my name but Christian called me Toby because he heard my dad call me that. It’s a nickname from when I was a kid.”
Toby jug-Judd. Right.“Do you mind?”
“A bit, but if I make an issue about it, Christian won’t stop. My dad didn’t.”
“Don’t you get on with him?” Fen wasn’t sure what he wanted the answer to be.
“He’s great. Do anything for anyone sort of a guy.”
Lucky you.
“Except call me Judd.” He grinned.
I don’t want to call you anything.But it wasn’t Judd’s fault his father was an arsehole. Nor his sisters. Fen couldn’t sit there any longer but when he tried to get up, his legs refused to work.
“How long have you known Ripley?” Judd asked.
“Not long.”
“How did you meet?”
“I bought something of his that had been accidentally sent to an auction house. He traced me to ask for it back.”
“I met Christian in a club. In LA. I knew he was a player but he’s so smart and kind. He tells me he’s changed. I hope he has.”
Oh God, please let me move. Please!
