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"Atkins? Look, this building has fifty floors and over a thousand rooms, but I’m pretty sure there’s no Samuel with that last name here.”

"Ah..." Evangeline squeezes the paper that was still in her hand, against her chest. "That was the address I had, but... it may be wrong. Thank you!”

Before Evangeline is able to escape and board the first flight back to New York, the receptionist calls her.

"But there’s a Samuel here. He’s one of London’s most wanted lawyers. Samuel Ballard.’

Evie couldn’t remember what her father’s job was before he left her and Leah behind. But she was sure it was nothing grand like that.

"I don’t think it’s him...”

"Well, there’s only one way for you to find out." the receptionist types something into her computer and then hands a card to Evangeline. "Insert that card into that turnstile and you can go up. Mr. Ballard’s office is on the 30th floor.”

"Are you sure?”

"Go, little girl!”

In a wave of courage, Evangeline smiles wide at the recepti
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