syn'
om. Twenty-two years of life seeme
s had bought for me. I only packed the things I had boug
nd medals in soft cloth. They were the
se the suitcase, the
n, followed by a
ng over my open suitcase and the folded clothes inside. "But before you go, I ha
keeping my hands
my ribs, but I forced my
and made a "please" gest
e Phyllis. The fierce resistanc
pened my suitcase, pulling out the contents
ould look carefully, especially the jewelry. I reme
ed at me suspiciously. "My sapphire
ce was a wedding anniversary gift from Jef
at the door, frowning at th
She must have stolen it!" Ph
en at the luggage on the floor.
usation and said to me,
odd
There's some money in here. The password is your birthday. Y
ing me out the door, yet trying to hand m
d I would go to the Kowalskis, conf
coldly. I wouldn't take a s
e Jeffry's fac
most commanded.
traight in the eye. "Why are you in such a hurry for
eyes flicker. He star
s been found. It's hanging on your jewelry stand. You probabl
ed red and white, u
expression also f
s abnormal behavior planted a d
cal daughter. He seemed to know too much about m
suitcase, ig
n the stairs, each step feeling like I w
tuffing the card into my pocket. "Take it. Cons
k this time, but I k
m and asked on
nd they don't want
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