Chapter 5 Summary

James was not sure that taking on the role of Sadie's bodyguard was such a good idea. His immediate impulse this morning was simply to run away but then he calmed down to reconsider. He concluded that Sadie simply had to be lying; she always had a tendency to do that anyway. The sheer improbability of Hugo being in love with her was very high. He always went for the quiet, home loving girls. Therefore, James decided to go through with the arrangement and decided to stop by Magdalen's to pick up the last of his belongings.

There was no answer when he called Magdalen's house so he thought it safe to let himself in with his key. He was surprise, then, to see a man standing on the other side of the main room with a bottle in his hand. This must...