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“Crap!” Abigail hung up and glanced across the café table at Kaden as he sipped his coffee

“That doesn?

??t sound good,” he said

She groaned, running a hand through her dark hair, frustrated at the information she just received “Yeah, you could say that,” she said, then slaainst the table

Several heads turned, assessing her Shrinking into her seat, she crossed her arms over her chest “They have records Apparently, Mr Alvarez hooked randmother up with someone who helped her so he doesn’t have the information himself You can perform a search with a nuh the information office of the Auschwitz Me Service of the Red Cross The Holocaust Museurandmother volunteered doesn’t have any records and can’t provide me with this information”

“Then we sub

Abby straightened “And wait? How long? I want to kno,” she said, pointing to the table “There has to be a way” She stared at the scarred table, searching for answers, then wrapped her hands around her coffee cup, needing the warmth of the hot brew to soothe her nerves “I bet all this stuff was in the safety deposit box And, of course, we don’t have the key Who knohat other information was in there Gosh, this sucks”

“So, what do we do now? Forget the surviving relative angle and just talk with my dad?” Kaden asked

“Maybe” Abigail gritted her teeth before lifting the stea cup to her mouth “But there’s one other person I knoho probably has answers And we’re going to get them, but I need to think of a way first”

“Your grandfather?”

Abby took a sip of coffee, peering at Kaden over her cup Guilt surfaced on the edges of her thoughts Maybe it was ashe wanted to do was get hiet them in trouble

She set her cup down and cleared her throat “My grandmother’s lawyer”

“Wait, what?” Kaden scrunched his nose The gesture softened his face, hteen, rather than the six-foot-two long-legged teenager

“He’s the one that’s been givingon He has to, but he can’t tellbecause of stupid client confidentiality” Abby rolled her eyes

“Um, those laws are kind of important”