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Two sisters couldn’t be more different It wasn’t lost on him that at a purely superficial level Veronica was more like the usual type of woman who shared the occasional breakfast here before they went their separate ways to work

Charlie greeted Ca towards the sofa Why was it that cats invariably chose to snored them? But he bent down to fondle the silky ears as he nodded at their guest ‘Veronica I apologise for not being up earlier I trust you slept well?’

‘I did Thank you’ Sipping delicately, she eyed hiht ‘You have a lovely apartment’

‘We like it’ He ss with one eye and watching them with another

Veronica arched a brow ‘How long have you been here, Didi?’

The whisk faltered but only for a second ‘U…’

‘Didi’s a relative newcomer but I’ve been here a few years’ Cam covered the hitch smoothly

‘Ah…’ Veronica eyed hilint and when she spoke her voice was silk ‘You’re the gallery oho leases it to my sister for a low rent How…convenient But you’re not interstate—Didi told me you were’

He glanced at Didi, back to Veronica ‘And so I was…yesterday’

Glancing at the Sheila Dodd and Didi’s work against the wall, she observed, ‘You’re also an art collector’

‘Actually, the Before the Te pans on the stove with satisfied clangs ‘Scras okay?’

‘Yes Fine’ Veronica paused, sculptured brows rising ‘Yours?’

‘Yep As in I made it’

‘Beautifully crafted, isn’t it?’ Ca Veronica’s beallery’

‘It’s not for sale,’ Didi said over the counter top

‘Ah…yes Very nice’ Veronica set herdoith a delicate clink No well-deserved praise, Cam noted

‘Mum and Dad send their love’ Casually spoken but Cam felt the immediate undercurrent between the two sisters