Page 46 (1/2)

"Please wait here" He turned around and walked down the hallway, leaving us in the waiting room under the watchful eyes of a man and a woman in House Sherwood uniforms

Leon winked at them They remained stoic

My phone chione through Brian’s receipts," Cornelius said "On December 21st, he stopped at Millennium Coffee House Brian doesn’t drink coffee or tea Millennium Coffee House is located near the intersection of Gulf and the 610 He drove fifteen miles There are sixteen coffee shops that are closer to BioCore"

It made no sense for him to drive fifteen miles in Houston traffic for a coffee he doesn’t drink

"Was he alone?"

"No The barista remembered him because he ordered a fruit tea and then made a fuss because she wrote Bryan with a Y instead of Brian with an I on his cup He met a man there They sat outside and spoke for about forty-five h theWe showed her some pictures, and she picked Sturm out"

And the pieces had fallen into place "Thank you"

"Does that help?"

"It’s exactly e needed"

"Fantastic Here is Bernard"

"Nevada?"and I tracked Brian’s logins So into his ho to their e with her mother-in-law and Edward"

"Is there any way to trace as accessed? Did they copy anything?"

"No To a co it is prettyIt doesn’t record the difference All I can tell you is someone asn’t Brian Sherwood had co ho up

The head of security eed from the hallway "He’ll see you now"

Edward lay in a hospital bed, his skin only a couple of shades darker than the stark white of the sheets Sunlight strea on a beautiful bonsai tree on the table next to him A compact woman, her hair pulled back into a severe ponytail, waited discreetly in the corner, watching me and Leon like a hawk She carried a Beretta Leon parked hi like he didn’t have a care in the world She gave him a once-over and disuard by the door and showed no signs of ?"

"Like a ed a bullet," he said quietly He touched the controls on the ar hi position "Have you found Brian?"

"No"

"How’s Rynda?"

"She’s holding up"

"She caht" He reached out and touched the leaves of the bonsai

"Did she bring the tree?"

"Yes Satsuki Azalea, seventy-two years old Flowers from May to June The blossoms are beautiful pink and white They have a really diverse range of flowering patterns, even on the same tree I’ve wanted one for a while, but I’ve been so busy lately She reht hi her and the children And me Us"

"You don’t have to thank me Anyone in my place would’ve done the same"

"I doubt it"

There was no easy way to say it "How ive it to hilare "I trust theo past this room"

"Say whatever it is"

I keptof your brother"

A heavy silence descended Every time Sturm’s name was mentioned, people paused