Secrets of the Highwayman
“Fumbling the cell phone out of her pocket, Melanie took the call without checking the number—it was probably the office in London. She should have contacted them hours ago.
“Mr. Foyle, I’m so sorry, I—”
“Mr. who?” Suzie’s chirpy voice brought her wide-awake. “It’s me. Suzie. Your sister,” she added, when Melanie still didn’t reply. “Just wondering how you are down there in the depths of Cornwall.”
Nathaniel was staring at the phone in her hand as if he couldn’t believe his eyes. Melanie turned ...away, hunching her shoulder and not allowing him distract to her.
“I’m fine, Suzie. Why shouldn’t I be?”
“Aren’t I allowed to ask?” Suzie sounded oddly defensive for a woman who had once declared she never felt the urge to apologize for her actions. “I just wondered, that’s all. Had a feeling, if you must know.”
One of Suzie’s feelings. They always made Melanie feel uneasy, just as anything paranormal did. Though, scarily, they were often spot on.MoreLess
“Mr. Foyle, I’m so sorry, I—”
“Mr. who?” Suzie’s chirpy voice brought her wide-awake. “It’s me. Suzie. Your sister,” she added, when Melanie still didn’t reply. “Just wondering how you are down there in the depths of Cornwall.”
Nathaniel was staring at the phone in her hand as if he couldn’t believe his eyes. Melanie turned ...away, hunching her shoulder and not allowing him distract to her.
“I’m fine, Suzie. Why shouldn’t I be?”
“Aren’t I allowed to ask?” Suzie sounded oddly defensive for a woman who had once declared she never felt the urge to apologize for her actions. “I just wondered, that’s all. Had a feeling, if you must know.”
One of Suzie’s feelings. They always made Melanie feel uneasy, just as anything paranormal did. Though, scarily, they were often spot on.MoreLess
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