Jelly's villa was indeed located on the west coast of New Zealand's northern island, a forty-minute drive from the hotel. Their green Holden, driven by Leo, passed through increasingly wealthy, increasingly sparse neighbourhoods until all buildings disappeared from sight and the road was running through a forest.
Cruz began feeling slightly uneasy—forests and jungles had that effect on him—when hiding from an angry former business associate, he'd spent three months hiding in a jungle shack. It had been a very unpleasant experience. He'd also gotten lost once in a forest while on a winter visit to Switzerland, and nearly froze to death. Cruz disliked jungles and forests. He understood they were good for the environment and he'd made good money out of hardwood, but he still disliked being surrounded by trees.
