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Calysta returned home with hurried steps. She even carried her high shoes so as not to make it difficult for her to walk to Austin's office. She had to talk to her husband. What was this all about?

Even so, Calysta was also struck with considerable fear. QC Goojoo coming with two policemen was not a trivial matter. They confiscated the goods he was about to vanish from Yookie's warehouse. Tsk! Why did no one pay attention to her concerns in the first place? It was dismissed as a trivial matter because there was no way Goojoo's people would do a search. And now?

"Madam, are you home?" asked Poppie with a smiling face. Madame hadn't returned home last night, much to the annoyance of the other maids. Ever since she was asked to serve Calysta personally, she felt that she was above the other servants, that she could say anything that would give her the upper hand.

"Is my husband home?" she asked as she handed over the shoes she was carrying immediately. "Get me some