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Located at the far end of don Mustang Valley on its oell-manicured five-acre plot, the hospital was on the tail end of a winding road dohich Callu himself and Marlowe He pulled his car up as close as he could to the front entrance of the building Because of its large parking lot, finding a spot wasn’t an issue

“Why do I get the feeling that we’re about to eot out from behind the wheel

“Could be because behind that handsoed exterior, you’re a born pessimist,” Marlowe answered “Do what I do View this in a positive light” She closed the passenger door “Just think of it as unraveling a mystery for Ace”

“Except that he’s not Ace any lot and made their way to the hospital’s front entrance

Almost a foot shorter than her twin, Marlowe hurried to keep up There was no way she was about to ask him to slon “Well, that’s the name that he’s responded to for the last forty years, and as far as I’m concerned, he’ll always be Ace to me”

“Yeah,” Callureed “M

e, too But Dad doesn’t see it that way,” he pointed out as they came up to the entrance

The hospital’s electronic doors drew apart and they walked in

“So we’ll work on Dad until we convince him,” Marlowe said “After all, there’s two of us We outnumber him”

It had been a while since either of them had been here, but the layout was still the same There was an adister on the right Cohout the lobby

“Not the last time I checked,” Callu, especially when one of the biological ones turns out not to be the real deal”

“You’re i in on the wo at the admission’s desk, she physically pointed her brother in that direction “C’eous face of yours to use,” she told hiiving us the infor hiht direction

Walking up to the woman’s desk, he cleared his throat “Excuseup

“Be with you in aread Irene Ryan, said curtly She continued typing data into the co her eyes on the monitor

Finished, she looked up Theover her, her features instantly softened Irene’s voice almost sounded melodious as she asked the man, “What can I do for you, sir?”