It was late the next day that Bianca got to hear about how Rudy had entered the scene and swung the responses in Siobahn’s favour by pulling in a few quiet favours. And of course, with the help of his family, solidly behind him. The Delanos, apparently, had gone all out to create an image of Siobahn as the victim of a vicious campaign. Needless to say, the woman who had begun the campaign had slunk away.

Lana Hutton was now a thing of the past, as O’Grady remarked gleefully.

When Bianca confronted her Masters, pointing out how Rudy had stepped up for Siobhan, they merely smiled indulgently and looked...