Chapter 27
lane placed her hand on top of mine, stopping ma fram standing, and she laughed. That more than anything, stopped me.
“Well is that so strampe? You are asking questions about my ex–husband. As you surely know, the divorce in recent, and quite messy. We have no children and to be blunt, I would be happy if noverlaid eyes on him again I don’t know why you expect me to have information about that man which his own mother doesn’t have,” Hana told the detectives.
“And how about his father? detective Dundam asked, looking at mu
“What about me?” I asked, feeling considerably more relaxed after Hana’s performance.
“Do you know where your son is?”
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“No, I do not.” I had no issue about lying to the police, and for all I knew, Simon won’t living is the same place where I found him last time. If he had any brain, he would have moved location.
| you are helping Miss Bishop because?” the detective asked,
“Because my son has put her in a situation. I love my son, but I can also admit he has his flaws,” I told him. Detective Monroe hummed as he took notes
“Miss Bishop, have you heard the name Otto Absalo?” detective Memoriked.
“Yes” she answered.
“You hns? When?”
“The first time I heard it was when the other detectives car to visit me a couple of weeks ago. It seemed important so I asked Hunter if he knew who he was. He told me enough for me to understand what kind of man Chito Akusker in,” she said.
“And your ex–husband river talked about him?” detective Thandan asked
“Na, never.”
“What do you know about the company Mr Hunters started?” he then asked.
“It does import and sake of luxury items. From what I understood when we married, the company was doing good,” Hana said.
“And you Mr Gardner? Have you any knowledge of your son’s company?” I looked at detective Dundan and managed a smile. –
“No. Unfortunately my son and I aren’t close,” I said. Under the table Hanu took my hand as it to comfort me. I found it sweet that she bothered with me when she was the one that I should be supporting But I would never turn her down. So 1 lei her know I appreciated the peature by grabbing her • ättle tighter and not letting it go.
“If you know who Aksakovin, then you know he is not a man you want to be involved with,” detective Menroe said. Hana nodded. “If be, or your ex–husband thee to contact you, give me a call and we will help you,” he then said, sliding a business card across the table to Hana.
“Thank you, I appreciate it.” Hasa said, picking the card up with her free hand.
“Would that be all?” I asked. It locked like
him off.
It looked like detective Dundam was about to speak, but his partner cut hi
“Yes. Thank you for taking the time to speak with an,” detective Me said. I didn’t like that I needed to let go of Hana’s hand as we stood up. But I did and helped her out of her chair We walked the detectives back towards the elevator and stopped when we came to the waiting area outside my office. Detective Dundam kept walking towards the elevator, clearly in a bad mood. Detective Monte paused and smiled at us.“I hope you don’t take my partner’s grumpiness to heart. He still hasn’t pellen over the fact that he was knocked out by a woman that barely reaches his shoulders. I’m sorry I missed the whole ordeal, but the detectives that collected him from your place made sure to take several highly entertaining photon,” he told us and chuckled.
** Ilira unid, a dight blush on her cheeks.
“He will get over it once he has found and removed all of the five hundred copies of the photo of him toying in a pool of his drool that I have spread around the precinct. Have a nice vening, and please call if you hear anything,” he then said, Hana nodded and he gave us a little wave as he strolled after his part. While we waited to hear them leave, I tested the men that were on pud duty in the reception to make sure the detectives by the building I didn’t trust then not to get lost angaroop around, especially Dundam. When we heard the elevator ping and then the door closing moment later, Hana released a breath she had been holding and her body relaxed. I understood her relief, but with the detectives gone, so was my last excuse to keep in contact with Hana.Ided to buy myself more time. I needed to try and figure out if she felt the same pull to me as I did to her.
“Hungry?” asked
“Lume,” the confessed.
chinks have
leftovers in the kitchen, let’s see what we can End,” I told her and led her to the other set of elevators. We walked inin the large kitchen and I headed for the walk–in refrigerator, was on a mission to feed Hana. It took me a moment to realise she was not walking alongside me anymore. I stopped and looked back. Hana stood in the middle of the kitchen and I could almost new stars and rainbows shooting out of her eyed.
- g. I didn’t know you had a kitchen like this in here,” she said. I looked around at the mostly stainless steel covered kitchen and shrugged.
“This is amazing.
“Tason and I go a long way back with Clef. Once our business started to pick up we hired him to make sure our am always had good food to eat. He makes there is always foost around and that there is food that is cry to grab on the go or if you need to do a stake. When we built the place, so just let him design the kitchen,” I told her.
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“It’s amazing and I can see how it’s designed to make the flow in the kitchen as good as posible,” she told me: I looked around again, but I had no idea what she was talking about, and just
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tchens then?” I asked as 1 resumed my mission to find food.
“Not math. I de appreciate a well designed anchen. But the last two weeks I have been going around to restaurants and big kitchens in my area to find one I can rent when I need it,” she
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a catering business 1 need an approved kitchen. It would be too expensive to install a second kitchen in my apartment, and truth be told, there is no room for it. It makes more ent one when I need it. But it hasn’t been easy. Either they are horrible kitchens or the rent is sky high. I won’t be able to make a proft if I bake in a kitchen like that,” she told me. That en I put the most brilliant idea.
“Why don’t you pent from us?” I asked.
“You said it’s a mite kitchen, I’m sure Clefon’t mind.” The last part was a bit of a white lie. “And we will be happy if you pay our rent in baked goods,” I added,
“I feel like I would the taking advantage of you. You have already done so much.”
an annan te’s here if you need it. Just let Chat know so he can plan accordingly.” I said. I watched as her face lit up with a brilliant smile. The imitated calls I would get if I got to see Hana imile like she was now. Then she threw herself around my neck and hugged me tightly
pressed against mine in a way that made ne
kindness. It made me vid to think
this means to me,” she said. I was confused from all the notions she was evoking. Her smile and joy made my chest swell with pride, her body are of every curve of her body. It made other parts of me swell. And finely the tears in her eyes made me wonder why she was so moved by a simple
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big of a deal But how about I come and get you tomorrow after you get off work and I can take you here and introduce you to Chef,” I offered.
su don’t have to come all the way to my apartment, I’ll take the bus. No one is out to get me and my feet are all beiter,” she told me. She didn’t realise that she still had artik atrund me and my armos bad gone around her to secure fat to me
not a big deal. 1 1ke the time it gives me to unwind from work.” Id. She looked at me for a long while and I had no problem keeping a happy smile on my face.
“Quay” she agreed. She boa a deep breach i over her cheeks
if to rid her from tension in her body. That is when she remembered the position we were in. I watched the bluds creep up her neck and spread locked adorable. “Sony,” the whispered and led her arms, I missed them the instant they were gone.
“It’s okay, wetness.” I said I held back the plot in her none and let go of my hold around her waist. “How about some food?”
