Chapter 74: A Delicate Sip

After dinner, Ramon Hahn asked Giselle Dixon to take Molly Hahn into the garden to walk off the meal, while he sat down facing Robert Dixon. A lacquered tea tray rested between them. He had learned tea-brewing at his master's knee, and he moved through the ritual with effortless grace. Robert watched, unable to look away. He didn't snap out of it until the cup of tea was set in front of him, and he murmured his approval. He lifted the teacup to his nose, inhaled, then took a delicate sip. When...