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“We might have a job for your nephew too,” Racheal said. “Anyone good enough to work for the Sherrods will do a good job for us.”Steffan glanced at her.“Oh yes. Good fellow, strong too,” The old man looked up and stopped, staring at Racheal. Racheal froze. Did he recognize her? Had she been underestimating the man’s intelligence?“My God, you are beautiful, lady.” The old man said finally. “Your wife?” He turned to Steffan.Steffan smiled at him. “Yes.”“Lucky man.” The old man said, and returned his attention to his task. “What do you want my nephew to do for you?”“We need a guard for my wife,” Steffan said, his voice gentle. Racheal was impressed. This was the calmest she had seen him. She was glad he took her cue, and was interviewing this man with kid gloves.“Hmmm.” The old man said. “Jordan may not be the man you need. You see, he is no spring chicken anymore.”“That is exactly the man I need around my wife, someone older, more calm-headed,” Steffan said smoothly. The ol
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When Steffan returned, it was completely dark outside and Racheal was already in her night dress. As soon as he walked in through the door, she knew something bad had happened.She hurried to him, and threw her hands around him.He paused, and then he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her to himself. She stepped back, looking at him all over. “Are you fine?”“Yes.” He said, and walked to go sit on their bed.“What happened? Did you get the evidence?”“Jordan is dead.” Steffan said, dropping his head between his hands.She stared down at him in confusion. What was he talking about? They had seen him together, so it meant that the story that he was dead was a lie.Steffan looked up, and saw her confused face. “I think something foul is at play.”She shook her head. “I don’t understand what you are saying, Steffan,” She said, and went to sit beside him. “Start from the beginning. What happened when you got to his house?”“He lived in a dingy slum. So the guards and I could not a
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Racheal had no idea why Steffan respected her decision not to talk about why she had reacted so strongly to what he had just told her. Maybe it was because he saw how distressed she was, or because after listening to her talk about her previous interactions with the Dallozs, he had an idea why the news affected her so much, or still because she finally promised she would get the key for him.But he did not ask her any further questions. He simply led her to bed, and tucked her in. She listened to him get under the shower, and the sound of water hitting the floor before she stood up and pulled her phone from the nightstand. She scrolled to the message Chloe had sent her and stared at it. She had to go speak to this man, before he turned up dead again.She thought about all Madame Dalloz had told her, all the lies, half-truths, and pieces of information she did not know how best to classify.She had heard that Spencer Sherrod bombed the camp from one person only. Madame Dalloz.
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Racheal stood in their closet with Steffan deciding on what to wear. It felt good to not have anything to hide anymore, to not be dying of anxiety.“I remember watching you in this at that nightshow.” Steffan said, reaching from behind her to touch a blue blazer. She smiled at the memory, till she remembered that Madame Dalloz had gotten her that. She had encouraged her to go to the show and sent a stylist over with options of clothes to wear.She sighed, and looked away. Her eyes fell on a purse sitting on a rack at the other end of the closet.She walked towards the purse and picked it up. “Coincidentally, this was the purse I was holding that day too.” She said over her shoulder to Steffan. “All a gift from Madame Dalloz.”Steffan said nothing. She dug her hand in the purse, and felt her finger scrape a card. She pulled it out.RACHEAL ROBERTS was boldly written on the front of the card. Racheal gasped. She had never gone to see the woman after that night. This was the wom
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Racheal and Steffan walked behind Racheal Roberts, and took their seats on a flawless white couch. Racheal Roberts rang for her PA, and asked her to bring in coffee.“So I am guessing you did not just come here to finally get to know your godmother.” Older Racheal smiled teasingly.Racheal smiled back shyly. She should really have come here much sooner. Or given more thoughts to the woman she was allegedly named after.“My dear. Ask all the questions you have.” Older Racheal said, looking at her kindly.Racheal nodded. “Do you know how my mother died?”“Disappeared is the word I would use. I still find the whole thing weird.” The older Racheal said.“She disappeared the day she decided to confront your father about his mistress. No one heard anything about her for months, till Roni made a formal announcement that she was dead, and requested privacy for your family to grieve. At her funeral, none of her family or friends were present.”Racheal glanced at Steffan.“Do you think there
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Racheal got home, changed into a bathing suit, and dove under the swimming pool in their bedroom’s balcony.Steffan stood watching her for a while, and announced he was going to get his swimming trunks. Racheal barely heard him. She stayed under the water, not wanting to think. She remained that way, holding her breath, her lungs beginning to burn, until she suddenly felt strong hands pull her back to the top.“I did not permit you to die,” he said.‘I don’t need your permission for anything, husband.” She smiled weakly at him.“That is the most contradictory sentence I ever heard.”Racheal laughed, and then began to cry. Steffan held her, and swam with both of them towards the ledge. When she quieted down, he climbed out of the water.“You know the best thing to process such large information?” He asked.Racheal shook her head at him.“Alcohol.” He said, and disappeared into their bedroom. She stared up at the bright sunny sky. This was such an odd day to learn all these truth
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