That evening, Scarlett and Francesca Ward took Molly out for tea. Serena had been invited too, but she'd slipped away after lunch — off to Silverbrook, to Shawn White's hometown.

Francesca drove, Scarlett in the passenger seat, the two of them talking the whole way. About Serena.

Francesca looked genuinely worried. "If Serena had found someone like Ade, I wouldn't lose a night's sleep. But this — I can't get behind it. Not because of background. It's that the boy is so ...