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I couldn’t help beating myself up over what had happened And the fact that I hadn’t called her back What had she wanted? What if it had been i? I hadn’t discussed Su What if E to Summer either?

Could she be in danger?

Stop it, idiot

My office phone rang, and I lifted the receiver out of the cradle,up “This is Baker”

“Hi, Mr Baker, it’s Melanie I’ve got your sister here wanting to speak to you Are you free?”

“On call? Sure, put her through”

“No, Mr Baker, she’s here at reception Shall I let her up?”

“Of course,” I said and put down the phone

Odd What the hell did Eardless If she was here, it had to be important I rose from my desk, concerned

The door toat me She had our mother’s necklace on

“Hey,” I said, reaching out for a hug

She slapped my hand

I raised an eyebrow at her “Have you reverted to two years old?”

“No, but I’ht as well have”

“Huh? What the fuck’s going on?”

“I think you know,” she said

“I most definitely don’t know”

“Oh lared out of it at Miaain, practically growling

“What’s up?”

“Why didn’t you just call her back?” she asked

“Who?”

“Suet ahold of you a couple weeks back, and you just ignored her What the hell? Why couldn’t you just have, I don’t know, called her back?”

“I don’t see how that’s any of your business”

“You wouldn’t,” Emilia snapped “Look, when I spoke to you about her, I didn’t expect you to act like this Why would you ignore her?”