Chapter 15: Bronson

"Mr. Bronson will be down shortly." I hear Rand speaking downstairs to whom I'm assuming is Nicole.

I don't hear a reply but step forward from my home office and step into the hallway upstairs. Rand takes a few steps and greets me in the middle. I'm far enough away that Nicole cannot see me, but close enough that I can see the back of her hair as she looks around my living quarters.

"Sir?" Looking over at Rand and his confused glare I stand straighter, unaware that he was speaking to me.

"What was that?"

"I said she's here sir."

"Yes, I see that. How did she take it." I state, my eyes going back down to where she is continuing to look though my books along my bookcase on the wall beside the fireplace.

"She's a firecracker, didn't trust me one bit, even came up with some plan and made herself look like a true homeless person in order to win me over. She's been conning people a while, that much I can tell."

I say nothing, just stare down the stairs that lead me to Miss Myers.

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