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Chapter 75 I Was Released

“You told me I was free to check the premises,” he says with an innocent smile. Annoyance licks at the nape of my neck, hot and agitating. “I couldn’t conduct my search in one day. Too hard on my old legs, you see. So I decided to come back and continue my look around.”

I swallow my anger and force a plain smile. Roman and Damien will be bringing Zandra up any minute, and I can’t very well have the detective lingering around to witness the whole ordeal. I need to figure out a way to get rid of him—and fast.

“Actually, perhaps you can help me with something,” I tell him. “One of my drivers reported something rather strange earlier this morning. An item left behind by one of our customers. People tend to leave all sorts of things in taxis—all that rushing around. Would you mind coming with me to take a look in our lost and found room?”

Detective Rossi hits me with a suspicious squint but reflects my smile all the same. Practiced, polite. “I’d be happy to help, Mr. Mancini. I live to ser
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