Clara said. Maybe we should rethink the plan,” Virginia suggested. “No. We’ve worked hard on this, and just because Clara and I have a problem facing the press, we can still do it.” “How?” Clara asked. “Virginia,” Ella said. “What?” Clara and Virginia said simultaneously. “Virginia will do it. She’s got no secrets, no high-profile family and no problems fobbing them off with why she left SFH. She’s perfect.” Ella smiled for the first time since she had bared her soul. Virginia turned very white and couldn’t speak. “Ella, you’ve fucking lost it. Look at her! She’s only just learning how to have a conversation with us, let alone with a stranger who happens to be a reporter. She’d be useless.” “Not necessarily. We’ll prep her and it will do wonders for her self-confidence.
