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“Prepare the meeting room.”

She nodded and closed the door.

“Well...” My younger sister let out a deep sigh. “I think I'd better go before the security guards take me away.”

“You know that would never happen.”

“I have my doubts.” She leaned towards me and kissed my cheek. “See you later, Thom.”

“See you, Deby.”

“Send the twins a kiss for me.”

“No problem.”

My sister left my office, and I checked some information on my computer in a document folder before heading to the meeting room on the floor.

After crossing a long corridor, I spotted my client sitting behind an oval table. I entered the room, closing the glass door and he raised his head and looked at me.

“I won't be arrested, will I?”

“No, Mr. Werner, but you'll have to act exactly as I said. The contamination of the liquor stock was just an accident.”

“Yes, it was... Of course, it was!”

“So let's act accordingly, and I have a proposal so that the situation doesn't go to trial.” I straightened my jacket and pulled up a chair in front of the man, settling into it.

Chapter six

“Teacher!” One of my little pupils held out her hand, calling for me, and I walked towards her, leaning down next to her.

“What is it, Anne?”

“I drew a picture.”

“Can I see?”

She smiled at me, nodding her head, and handed me a sheet of paper. The drawing was very childish, with the characters in the shape of toothpicks, but she had made a proportion that I thought corresponded to real people.

“Who are those?” I pointed to the drawing.

“Me, Mary, Dad, and you.”

“Me?” I was surprised.

Generally, the children drew more of the family; sometimes, I was in their representations but never together with the parents.

“Yes, you.”

“How pretty I looked.” I stroked her hair.

Anne's smile widened at my compliment, and I seized the moment to try to understand why she had drawn me together with her father and sister. I pulled out one of the small chairs made to their size and settled down next to them.

“Why did you draw that picture, Anne?”

“You don'tlike it?”

“Of course, I liked it, but why did you put me with your father and sister?”

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