"Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to sally forth and conquer and totally, totally slay."
Lopez the butler didn't actually say it, but Claire imagines him to have, like what they do in 'Mission Impossible' movies. Lopez's demeanor is ultra-serious, as though they're going to perform heart surgery.
On the other hand, the chauffeur doesn't say a thing. If anything, he's efficient almost to a fault. He always looks ahead, taking really good care of every turn in the road. Sometimes, Claire catches him glancing on the rearview mirror.
"We're making a stop at a house to prepare you."
"House? Whose house?"
"Balenciaga," Lopez says, as the car stops in front of a luxury fashion shop on the city's high street.
Claire gingerly steps out of the Bentley, gawking at the gilded, glittery store in front of her. "Balenciaga lives here? But this is a store. Is he crazy, too?"
