Page 53 of Detective Daddy Next Door

I end the call and go into Myles’s room. He's still sleeping. I walk toward the bed and shake him gently. "Myles."

He opens his eyes, then jumps up, searching frantically for his gun.

"It's nothing. I just got a call from Micha. She wants to come see me. She knows something is up and she wants to know what it is."

He relaxes a little.

"Is it okay if she comes over?"

"Well, she'll have to know eventually."

"It'll break her heart."

"You have no choice."

"Alright," I say, and dial Micha's number. "Yes, you can come over. But I'm not at the hospital anymore. I'm at home."

I give her the address and end the call.

Micha comes thirty minutes later. When the doorbell goes off, Myles peeps through the window first to make sure it’s her, then he opens the door. I'm seated in the living room with Ellie.

"Hi Micha, come in," Myles says.

“Hi…umm."

"Myles."

"Myles? I can't remember…"

"I was introduced to you as Jasper. But my name is Myles."

She doesn't argue. "Oh, okay. Nice to see you again."

"This is Ellie, my daughter."

Ellie waves a tiny hand at her. "A beautiful girl."

Myles reaches for Ellie. "I'll leave you two to talk."

He leaves with her and we're silent for a moment.

"What's going on, Bria? The police have been to the firm, but they won't tell me anything. All they say is if Daisy shows up, I should let them know."

"Daisy is on the run."

"On the run? I know she's not been to the office. I called her. Her number isn’t going through. But why would she be on the run?"

"She kidnapped me."

"Huh? Wait. I don't get it."

I sigh. "When I went missing. It was Daisy who kidnapped me."

She stands up with her mouth open. "How? Why?"

"She's been involved in a fraud scandal at the firm."

"The police mentioned fraud. But no one wants to tell me what's going on." She starts to pace.

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