Diamond Deceit
““I can’t believe someone is threatening you,” George finally said, her brown eyes worried.
“I don’t like this, Nancy,” Bess added. She stepped away from the box and flopped down on George’s bed. “What if whoever sent this tries to hurt you? Maybe you should drop the case. I’m sure Marcia would understand.”
“There’s no way I’m going to back off now,” Nancy said firmly.
Reaching into the box, George removed the clock and tried to stick the bird back inside the door. “You guys, this looks like the... clock we saw at Cy Baxter’s store!” she said excitedly. “Whoever it was must have found out who you really are and sent it to scare you off.”
“Maybe,” Nancy said, frowning. “But why would he send me one of his own clocks? I mean, he would have to know that I would make the connection between the cuckoo clock and him—”
Nancy broke off as someone pounded on the door. She tensed automatically. Bess and George also froze, their eyes turned to Nancy.
“It’s probably nothing, you guys,”MoreLess
“I don’t like this, Nancy,” Bess added. She stepped away from the box and flopped down on George’s bed. “What if whoever sent this tries to hurt you? Maybe you should drop the case. I’m sure Marcia would understand.”
“There’s no way I’m going to back off now,” Nancy said firmly.
Reaching into the box, George removed the clock and tried to stick the bird back inside the door. “You guys, this looks like the... clock we saw at Cy Baxter’s store!” she said excitedly. “Whoever it was must have found out who you really are and sent it to scare you off.”
“Maybe,” Nancy said, frowning. “But why would he send me one of his own clocks? I mean, he would have to know that I would make the connection between the cuckoo clock and him—”
Nancy broke off as someone pounded on the door. She tensed automatically. Bess and George also froze, their eyes turned to Nancy.
“It’s probably nothing, you guys,”MoreLess
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