"What happened?" Garland emerged from the kitchen with a drumstick in his mouth.

Holding her phone, Liza said anxiously, "Dad isn't answering my calls."

Garland rolled his eyes. "What's so surprising about that? He never answers my calls."

"No," Liza said. "Dad loves me the most. He's never ignored my calls."

Debra chimed in, "Could it be that he didn't see the calls?"

"No way. My dad always has his phone with him. He didn't pick up last night. By now, he should have called me back," Liza explained.

"Well, why not just call home?" Garland whipped out his phone and called home.

The line soon went through.

"Hello, this is Eaton Mansion."

"It's me. Put my dad on the phone."

Eaton? Is

else would it be? Just get my dad on the

"Your father, he..."

going on? Did anything happen

in the

ill? Is it

doctor is pessimistic

home right

hung up

"What happened?"

to get back. I'll book the

"What?"

Verna hung up the phone and glanced at Bert, who

"Sir, was that good?"

away and speak with more urgency." "Yes,

but groaned inwardly, 'How much more urgent could I get? If I pushed

sofa while the butler poured him a cup

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