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I took the card and stared at his name Erik Storm… Attorney at Law

He flashedout onto the porch His height ht have intimidated some, but it just made me feel small

“Bye,” I called after everyone

Tori and Olivia stopped at the door Tori looked concerned

“Are you sure you don’t want to join us?” she asked

“I really don’t,” I said “I feel awful I know you were doing this for Olivia and me, but I’m just not in the mood”

Tori placed her hand on ive me a call, and I’ll be here in a jiffy, okay?”

“Sure,” I said “But I won’t change my mind”

Tori gave lanced at Olivia “If you want us to stay—”

“No! Please, go,” I said “I just want to crawl into bed and sleep for a week It feels like it’s just been one thing after the other, and I’ so to do”

“You can always sell this mansion,” Olivia said

“It’s not a mansion, but I can’t sell,” I said “This house has been in our faenerations”

Tori sighed and touched ure it out”

“I’ll try,” I said

“I’ll be back later, okay?” Olivia said

I nodded “Feel free to let yourself in”

“You got it,” Olivia said She gave e “Bye Enjoy your rest”

“I will,” I said, waving as they walked away I watched theot into Tori’s car and drove away

It wasn’t until the car turned and was out of sight, that I closed the door and stor ive him a piece of my mind

How dare he call the cops?

What kind of guy did that?

Who the hell did he think he was?

I knocked on his front door several tiain when the door opened, revealing Max’s grumpy face

“You called the cops?” I said

“My daughter is sick,” he said defensively The anger squeezing his eyebrows only increased