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“Is that you then, Piper Mills?”

“U to?”

Piper listened to a ras, once Mills She was Piper’s mom’s oldest cousin Piper dropped the rees she’d sent to the email addresses in her mom’s address book had finally received a response

“You and I are the closest living relatives of John Carter Mills Your email said you need information about him?”

“I do Do you have anything of his?”

“I have soems and his diary A few papers”

“You havesorrywhat?” Piper asked, her breath catching in her throat

“Three blue stones that are supposed to be worth so Bluesmaybe

“And you haven’t had the to keep up

“Never needed to I’m as old as dirt and as rich as sin”

God, her cousin was a character! Why hadn’t herit couldn’t hurt to ask, Piper did

Maeve snorted her displeasure “I didn’t like your father, and I told your mother he was bad news Your mother didn’t appreciate my frank assess without hiun”

“She died years ago I don’t know if she would’ve ed without him, soher fingers into her forehead

“I’hter?”

“Yep”

“The fact your surnaood he was at being a father”

Maeve sniffed her disapproval and let out a hacking cough Piper waited, listening as Maeve eventually caught her breath “I live in Sag Harbor Come and take them when you’re ready”