To her surprise, the safe beeped and swung open.

Flossie’s emotions were a tangled web, yet she decided to leave it be.

It didn’t matter anymore.

She should’ve realized that the password was Evelyn’s birthday earlier.

Benny had always held Evelyn in a place no one else could reach.

It was only fitting that something so vital was locked behind a number laden with significance.

Upon opening the safe, Flossie glimpsed a pile of papers.

As she perused them, the outline of Benny’s actions began to take shape in her mind.

“Miss Diaz, lunch is ready.

Are you going to eat now?” The maid’s voice came from beyond the door.

Flossie restored the papers to their place, sealed the safe, and departed the study, her expression betraying nothing.

The maid, uninterested in the reasons for her emergence from the study, scurried off to ready the dining room upon hearing of Flossie’s intent to dine.

retreated to her room, lying down

assured of silence from the maid, she

for the market, not to return for

cap, Flossie took a taxi and set off to the hospital in search of

about Matthew’s room and got on

a pair of

“Excuse me, Miss.

a

anyone except for medical

have to

offering no hint of

eerie silence of the floor, except for the presence of the

other

hadn’t been easy, and Flossie wasn’t about to leave

knew when she’d get

worried tone, Flossie declared, “I’m Flossie Diaz,

you please let her know

exchanged a

main concern

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