Caught in the act of eavesdropping, her life is about to change in a way she has never foreseen.
David didn't quite know what to do with the beautiful trespasser, but when he learned that she was injured, taking care of her was the only solution.
Little did he suspect that she was about to take care of his lonely heart in return.
Little did he suspect that she was about to take care of his lonely heart in return.
CHAPTER 4
Three Morecrofts stood in the
waiting room of the small wing where Amethyst's bed was. They heard
voices in the room as the nursing staff helped Amethyst get ready for
bed.
David's phone rang. Seeing who the
caller was, he nodded to Jeff to close the door and put the caller on
speaker.
“Tim, what did you find out?”
“Amethyst Calder is twenty-four
years old and has no living relatives. Her parents died in a car
accident when she was seventeen. She dropped out of school to support
herself and works as a goods receipt clerk at a warehouse in the
city.
She had no ties to any newspaper or
tabloid. I had a quick look at her home, and I have to say that she
is lucky to have a roof over her head. Her landlord was a friend of
her parents and charges her almost nothing to stay in a converted
servant's quarters on the property.
I am still waiting for the report on
her financial status, but I would guess that she doesn't earn enough
to pay tax over and above the unemployment contribution required by
law.”
“What was she doing at the house?”
David asked.
There was a whisper of clothing as
the private investigator shrugged. “I don't know. Maybe you should
ask her yourself.”
“Thanks, Tim. Let me know when you
have the financial report.”
“Will do.”
After ringing off, Phyllis smiled at
her sons. “See, she is a harmless young woman. I like her.”
Jeff returned her smile, but David
remained skeptical. She might not be a reporter after a story, but
that didn't mean she couldn't sell her story to a newspaper for a lot
of money and the chance to have her name linked to his. Or Jeff's.
“We'll see,” he said instead.
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