Chapter 2049
Grabbing his briefcase, Penn was heading out the door.
The old newspaper clipping about Quentin Silverman’s murder of Betsy Albinia was still on his desk. Back then, newspapers were rather generous with their photo sizes, just like this one.
The accompanying picture of the news was Betsy, her eyes wide open, lying in the weeds.
Penn never saw it coming.
Having just told Ms. Albinia that Rosalynn was an honest businesswoman who wouldn’t harm him, he had barely stepped out of the hotel room when he was held by a group of hulking, menacing men. “Mr. Lange, our boss wishes to see you. Please come with us.”c2
Penn glanced at them, he even noticed that one of them was carrying a rope and a sack.
Penn was speechless.
Half an hour later, Penn was pushed into a room. The carpet was plush and soft under his feet.
He was relieved.
they
steady himself, the
slender figure standing by a vintage window, staring absentmindedly at
took the
around, saying, “You’re
“With a sack and rope at hand, even if I didn’t
on a red
walked over and sat down in the chair opposite Rosalynn.
your parents’ accident,” Rosalynn looked at Penn,
intimidating, as if she knew
expression shifted subtly, “What do you want to talk
think caused the accident?” Rosalynn
his car. On the day of the accident, there was extreme weather and the brakes failed. This
looked at
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