Alda quickly reasoned, "Each has its merits."

Frank remained silent and waited until the servants were done cleaning Alda's room.

Then, putting a mattress on the floor, he lay down and called Linda Yates, who purred from the other end, "Oh, where have you been, Mr. Frankton? I missed you so much!"

"I'm out on an errand and won't be going back soon. By the way, do you still remember what we agreed on?"

"Oh, I certainly do!" Linda giggled but said nothing else.

Frank rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me you don't know a thing."

Linda giggled even louder at that. "Sorry for tricking you, Mr. Frankton, but I have no idea even though I've worked here since the beginning. There's no way a mere employee would know their boss' life story, don't you think?" "Fair enough." Frank was unsure if he should laugh and cry and hung up right then instead of snapping at Linda.

He had certainly sacrificed plenty to make Linda talk, only for the whole thing to turn out to be a sham in the first place.

How could he face anyone if word got out?

were you talking to?" Alda asked gingerly from her

Just a

way. She sounded like she could eat

She's a little

Loose...?

was unsure how to react. How loose did a person have to be to

from a major illness. You should

head and smiled. "I've slept for ages, and I'm not sleepy at all now. Would you mind

the way,

had no idea. "Let's put that aside... Do you believe what you see in your

dreaming

this dream of being inside an old tomb

to continue the non-sequitur conversation since he was not

When I went in, someone called my name and said that they had been waiting

things they saw in dreams that well, and Alda had been comatose on top

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