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.

cooperative all along, they

could steady himself, the

a slender figure standing by a vintage window,

Penn took the initiative to

around, saying,

hand, even if I didn’t come

and sat down on a red velvet sofa,

over and sat down

about your parents’ accident,” Rosalynn looked at Penn, her

if she knew the whole

subtly, “What do you want to talk about?”

you think caused the accident?”

service his car. On the day of the accident, there

at Rosalynn.

They were on their way home from the research institute when

Rosalynn’s eyes flickered.

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