Chapter 11

"Why are you so quiet all night, baby?" Venus, Gamma's newest lover, asked spoiled.

She was a very beautiful young and rich thirty year old widow, sullen and glancing at Gamma who had been silent all this time. The two of them were at a party being put up by Venus's best friend. A kind of dinner party that ends with a talk show. It was twelve o'clock in the evening, but the party was still full. Venus and Gamma sat on the big sofa in the corner of the room, with another couple who were talking about meaningless things.

Gamma glanced at Venus and was suddenly disgusted. Oh, of course, Venus is his next victim. This woman was clearly as cheap and crazy as his mother. Venus had taken a sizable share of her horrendous divorce and then used it for leisure. This woman does have connections in the world of music because her husband is a former promoter of classical music concerts in this country. They met accidentally at a party and Venus shamelessly threw bait at Gamma, sayi