CHAPTER 28

Vivien lowered her umbrella as she walked into the coffee shop. She shuffled straight to the empty table and sat down, smiling as she ordered a latte. While the waitress hurried off, she lifted her head, smiling at the sight of a woman, tall but slender, clad in a fine pair of printed suits. 

"Over here, Ashley." 

The woman, Ashley, nodded, walking over to sit down opposite her, green eyes unreadable. 

"You called for me, Ms." 

"Ashley, it's Vivien. You've worked for me for close to ten years now, don't you think we are way past such formalities?" 

Ashley slightly nodded. "Right, you're right, Vivien. So why did you call me?" 

Vivien crossed her legs, adjusting her pleated skirt. "There is someone I want you to investigate for me. This is her." She took her phone out, shoving the photo of Poppy in her face. 

"You want me to find information on her?" Ashley asked.