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Chapters (75)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise for The Chalet
  3. Dedication
  4. PART ONE
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  26. PART TWO
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  35. PART THREE
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  70. Epilogue
  71. Acknowledgements
  72. Keep Reading …
  73. Prologue
  74. About the Author
  75. About the Publisher

‘… So I knew from the start that what I wanted to offer was properly luxurious chalets, not those mass market ones aimed at people who like to pretend they’re richer than they really are,’ he is postulating. ‘I started off with one chalet – broke my balls to get the finance to rent it for the season and did pretty much everything myself, from airport transfers to cleaning and cooking. The punters lap up that kind personal service, nothing being too much trouble, so that’s what I’ve tried to build on. It’s difficult to find the right staff – no one is as dedicated to it as me, obviously, but there you go, that’s how it is as a business owner. Fortunately there are good people out there if you have a rigorous interview process and pay a decent wage as I do, and I certainly got lucky with Millie here.’

Millie fills his glass and smiles tightly.

‘I hope she’s been looking after you well,’ Cameron adds.

‘She’s fabulous! I wouldn’t mind one like her at home myself!’ Simon leers. I cringe. Cass fiddles with something on her plate, her face going crimson as she pretends not to be bothered by Simon’s comment. Simon needs someone like Olivia to keep him in line. Remarks like that will land him in trouble if he’s not careful.

‘How many chalets do you have now, Cameron?’ I ask, remembering what Ria said about Cass feeling insecure and wanting to move the conversation on and away from Millie.

‘Five in La Madière – this is where I started and it’s still my favourite resort – and a total of twenty chalets across the Alps. All high-end and luxurious, but very different in style. Some modern, some retro, some huge, some tiny – or “intimate” as we say in the biz – but all offering top levels of service.’

‘Well we’re certainly enjoying our week here,’ I say. ‘It was my wife Ria who suggested we come here – I believe she’s organized events in some of your chalets before?’

‘Yup,’ Ria slurs, holding her glass out for Millie to top up, despite the fact she’s clearly had more than enough already. ‘Events. Some reeeaaallly nice events.’