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“Aw, this is so sweet of you, Virtue,” Lisa said after taking the red silk scarf out from the paper bag.
“This will go great with my designer purse. Thank you.” She ced the scarf and the paper bag in one
of her desk drawers.
“I missed you at the opening yesterday,” I said, “but I heard you were really busy. How’s Cris, by the
way? I heard he was at home…sick.” I needed to pretend to be the thoughtful friend or she would
definitely suspect something was up if I didn’t ask about him.
“Oh, Cris? He’s actually doing much better. He’s, uhm, still at home, though, recovering,” she mumbled
absentmindedly while tidying up the papers on her desk, avoiding eye contact. “Yeah….. business has
been doing well despite the chaos.” She pressed a key on herptop and closed it. “But enough about
me. So how can I help you? Do you already have ns to sell? I mean, after you and Liam get married,
I assume you’ll be moving into the Cohen Mansion,
yes?”
“I guess I will be selling my house eventually, but I’m not here to put my home on the
market just yet,” I said, my brow furrowed. “Why do you ask? Has someone been in
about my house?”
“Actually, yes, there is someone asking about your house,” she answered to my surprise. “And
I think you know her. Her face is on every poster in town.”
“Sarah Hughes? The one running against Liam? S-She asked about my house?” I asked,
acting shocked. Of course… one of Noah’s lovers wanted my house. I surmised she wanted to
be closer to him. “Doesn’t she live in Hignd Oaks? Why would she want to buy my house
when she lives in such a nice neighborhood?”
“I’m guessing she wants to finally leave the nest Lisa said. “Both her bookstore an shop are doing well,
I’ve heard. Anyway, she called me up yesterday asking me to i once you put the house up for sale. She
told me she is willing to pay whatever you w
it.”
“She said that, huh? Whatever I want… I’ll take that into consideration when I make my decision,” I told
her, ncing at Cristos who had moved forward, cing his small man pu on Lisa’s desk. He was
looking at his phone, tapping his foot impatiently. It was obvious he needed more time. “By the way,
have you heard about Nicole? Bo told me she figured into an identst night.”
“Yes, I did,” she said, her bright smile turning into a frown. “Jack told me this morning. I’m going to visit
her at the hospitalter after work.”
“I’ll probably visit her tomorrow when I’m free. Will you be going to Theodore Cohen’s wak
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my thumb.
“Chip, are you sick of sharing?” Lisa asked amused.
“I am,” he rolled his eyes, getting into character. “It’s hard taking care of two big babies.” Lisa giggled.
“Then, why don’t you wait for Virtue’s house to go on the market? After she weds, have any use for it,”
she said, winking. “I can forget Sarah Hughes ever called me ju
you.”
“The Old Taylor House is a gorgeous house, I admit, but I want to be surrounded by y people… closer
to my age. Her neighborhood is for the old and sickly,” Cristos scoffed.
“That’s the reason why I like it. It’s quiet,” I pointed out.
“Too quiet,” Cristos said with a click of his tongue. “And I want something new. Not
haunted.”
“The Old Taylor House isn’t haunted, Chip, Lisa said giggling while she opened her drawer. She took
out a small pamphlet and slid it to Cristos. “So I’m guessing Hillcrest then. We have five newly
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lake, but because it is on theke, the asking price is higher.”
“Lisa, price isn’t an issue, Cristos replied. “I would prefer being on theke… I heard the view is
breathtaking. As for your house, Virtue, I think Bo might be interested.”
“Bo? I’ll keep him in mind then,” I said, nodding my head.
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“So, when are you free for viewing, Chip?” Lisa asked, opening herptop. “How aboutter this
afternoon after I show Mr. Shepherd the house at the Taylor cul-de-sac.” She pointed to Chef who
didn’t even bother looking up from what he was reading.
“I can’t today. Virtue and I are going to Bismarck. How about tomorrow?” Cristos asked.
“Oh? You’re going to Bismarck? What for?” Lisa asked us.
“I’m picking up a girlfriend of mine to help with the wedding,” I answered. “I’m thinking of being a JuneProperty of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
bride. What do you think?”
“You’ll make a lovely June bride, Virtue, Lisa said, grinning at me. “Alright then. I’ll reserve the house
for you, Chip, and we can go see that house tomorrow.”
“Look at the time, Virtue. Your friend will be arriving soon, Cristos said unexpectedly,
looking at his watch. “We need to go. What time should Ie by tomorrow, Lisa?”
“How about two in the afternoon? There’s a couple who will be viewing another house in
Hillcrest with us.”
“Sure, two will be fine,” Cristos replied. “Come on, Virtue, I still need to drop by the pub
before we drive to Bismarck.”
We stood up and said our goodbyes. Once we were inside Chip’s car, he smiled at me.
“I got all her information including her offshore ount. I’ll check if she has ever benefitted from Cris’s
extracurricr activitiester,” he said as he turned on the ignition. “I got a message from Bo, by the
way. It seems Pete has agreed to a time and a ce.”
“Oh yeah? Where and when?” I asked.
“A gasoline station near Red River. We need to deliver you at midnight after the Spring Honey Bee
celebration.”
“One week from today.” I replied. “That’ll give us enough time to make ns.”
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“We’ll change cars on our way to Bismarck so we can take a quick look at the area,” Cristos. said as
we drove to the pub. “I just need to get my signal jammer and grab some CCTV cameras at the pub
first.”
“I think it’s a good thing K iki ising,” I said. “Why deliver just one girl when you can
deliver two?”
“That’s a good suggestion,” Cristos said, nodding his head. “Let’s just hope Bo thinks so too. Were you
able to ce the bug?”
“Of course. Right at the edge of her desk where she can’t see it,” I answered, winking at him.
After a quick stop at the pub, we drove to Mandan to change cars. From there, we drove to Bismarck
Airport hoping K iki wasn’t too pis sed at us for making her wait.
“Do you see her?” I asked Cristos as we searched for her. We were both outside, leaning against a
silver Mercedes-Benz.
“Let me call her,” Cristos said, dialing his phone. “Maybe she took a taxi-”
“Primo, I’m here. Sorry, for the wait, but I had to make sure all of my gear wasplete. Drakos, that
im becile, misced one of my luggages,” a husky female voice said.
Cristos and I both turned our heads to the source of the voice and stood frozen to the spot.
K iki’s appearance left us… speechless.
Her natural dark hair was now a dark blonde. Her ck make-up and piercings were gone She was
wearing a light tan trench coat dress and ck high-heeled sandals, a far cry from her usual gothic
look. K iki’s make-up was also light and natural, with a neutral shade of pink, a color she utterly disliked
just like her brother.
In my opinion, she looked absolutely stunning. The natural color of her eyeshadow made her light
brown eyes pop out and the heels entuated her long legs… although I always liked the goth look on
her. Only a few people could pull that look off and she was one of them.
“Oh my Go d, Kik i,” Cristos said. “You look just like-”
“Virtue? That’s the point. We’re supposed to be bestfriends, so I thought we should look alike,” she
answered, handing him her luggage. Plus, this way, no one will suspect I’m
packing underneath my dress.”
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“You’re beautiful, K iki,” I said, smiling at her. “Now, I have a proper partner in crime.” Her lips curved in
a wicked smile.
“Exactly. You and I are going to make the men of New Salem go down on their hands and knees and
beg,” K iki said. “Of all the scu m on this earth, it’s the rapists I detest the most… especially the rapist
who profits from it.”
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