The Red Pole of Macau (2012)
“Ava called his cell and it went to voicemail. “I need to talk. It’s urgent,” she said, and then called Sonny.
“I need Uncle,” she said when he picked up.
“He’s in a meeting.”
“Where are you?”
“Hong Kong side. He’s at the Korean barbecue restaurant just up the street from your hotel.”
“Please ask him not to leave until I get there.”
She looked at her brother and Amanda. He was spent, exhausted. “You need to sleep. Take some pills if you have to, but get some sleep.”
A...manda seemed better; the tears had dried up and she had a look of determination in her eyes. Ava couldn’t help noticing how tiny she was, maybe pushing five feet without her stilettos, and she couldn’t have weighed a hundred pounds. Without any makeup she looked even more like a teenager. Still, there was something to her, a strength.MoreLess
“I need Uncle,” she said when he picked up.
“He’s in a meeting.”
“Where are you?”
“Hong Kong side. He’s at the Korean barbecue restaurant just up the street from your hotel.”
“Please ask him not to leave until I get there.”
She looked at her brother and Amanda. He was spent, exhausted. “You need to sleep. Take some pills if you have to, but get some sleep.”
A...manda seemed better; the tears had dried up and she had a look of determination in her eyes. Ava couldn’t help noticing how tiny she was, maybe pushing five feet without her stilettos, and she couldn’t have weighed a hundred pounds. Without any makeup she looked even more like a teenager. Still, there was something to her, a strength.MoreLess
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