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“What—”

“If I find something you need to know, I’ll call you.”

“Emma—”

“I have to go.”

I hang up.

The police found missing pills, cash, a watch.

They found the painting exactly where it had always been.

So nobody looked too closely at it.

I did.

Ten years later.

In Lisbon.

CHAPTER 54

ANONYMOUS

Ionce gave Sean Merrick my guest wing.

He repaid me by fucking up a painting.

I gave Reid Calloway a new identity, money, protection, and ten additional years of breathing.

He fucked my girlfriend.

Emma introduced him to Genevieve through work. Genevieve recruited him. The affair came later.

I am beginning to think generosity is wasted on people.

Fortunately, I have other things to occupy me.

The latest report arrives before Reid does.

Michael Bennett made calls after speaking with Emma Calloway.

I reply.

How many?

The response is almost instant.

Three so far. Two members of the Whitaker family. One former appraiser.

So Emma has started something.

Keep me informed.

Reid arrives six minutes later. He looks tired.

This is becoming common among people who spend time with Emma.