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“In the car, en route to the city I’ve got the rest of your list to check out”

“Don’t bother Coht here”

Sloane stiffened “Are you okay? Is Dad?”

“We’re both fine This is about the break-in”

“Did you find out so new?”

“I’ll tell you everything when you get here” A pause, as Rosalyn’s ?”

“Yes,” Sloane replied firmly “I’ the other on the steering wheel If you want to worry about an arm, worry about yours You take lousy care of yourself”

“I’m your mother Not the other way around No lectures Just drive to our place”

Sloane was both puzzled and uneasy as she stepped out of the elevator and headed down to her parents’ apartment Her mother was in full powerhouse e was critical, or she wouldn’t have practically ordered Sloane to drop her investigation and come over ASAP

“Good You’re here,” she greeted her daughter, having whipped open the door when she heard the approaching footsteps

“As summoned” Sloane slipped off her coat and walked into the foyer She called out a quick hello to Special Agent Carter, as having a cup of coffee in the breakfast nook She was about to ask her mother if her father was home when the vroom of a vacuum cleaner interrupted her

Turning, she spotted Anna, her parents’ cleaning wo room

Anna had been in the Burbanks’ e every Monday rated to the US froood at her job and was treated with the utmost respect by the Burbanks As a result, she’d been happy to come back when they’d returned to New York

“Did you want to talk privately?” Sloane murmured to her mother

“Definitely not” Rosalyn was already steering Sloane toward the living roo at all Anna,” she called over the noise of the vacuum “Sloane’s here”