The Face of Scandal (2015)
“Hazel couldn’t wrap her head around it. She had known that all was not well, suspected that Sadie’s refusal to so much as mention what happened with Frank concealed something more than an iron will. But for Sadie to walk away from everything and everyone with no word—it was too much.
A hot burst of steam moistened Hazel’s cheeks before she shook herself and gingerly lifted the kettle off the stove. She tried to avoid spillage as she filled two cups. The sweet, tangy aromas of Mrs. Ling’s favori...te tea eddied behind her like a smoky train, dissipating fast on the way to the living room.
Mrs. Ling had yet to stir from the couch. She glanced up when Hazel sat down beside her. “Should we go to the police?” Incredibly, her voice didn’t quake.
“I don’t know,” Hazel admitted. I have no idea if that would help. If Sadie wanted to disappear, she would. She was clever enough to erase her trail, live under the radar. Hazel couldn’t imagine why she would, but that was another matter.MoreLess
A hot burst of steam moistened Hazel’s cheeks before she shook herself and gingerly lifted the kettle off the stove. She tried to avoid spillage as she filled two cups. The sweet, tangy aromas of Mrs. Ling’s favori...te tea eddied behind her like a smoky train, dissipating fast on the way to the living room.
Mrs. Ling had yet to stir from the couch. She glanced up when Hazel sat down beside her. “Should we go to the police?” Incredibly, her voice didn’t quake.
“I don’t know,” Hazel admitted. I have no idea if that would help. If Sadie wanted to disappear, she would. She was clever enough to erase her trail, live under the radar. Hazel couldn’t imagine why she would, but that was another matter.MoreLess
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