#Chapter 36 Shopping Day

 

I was getting ready for a shopping day with Lily when I received the call from Barnett.

“Hello?” I answered as I juggled outfit options.

“Good morning, Anna,” Barnett said in his smooth, confident voice. “I have good news for you.”

“Oh?”

“You won’t have to worry about Julia or Bob anymore.”

I froze.

“Really? You took care of both of them? How?”

“You let me worry about the how. Just rest assured that they won’t be bothering you anymore.”

I hesitated.

“You didn’t do anything to hurt them, did you?”

Barnett sighed.

“Anna, do I really seem like someone who would do something like that?”

“No.”

“Then I think you have your answer.”

“Well…thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

I hung up, still unsure about what Barnett could have done to get both Julia and Bob off my back.

 

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Since I had the entire day off—no clients scheduled—Lily and I took our time perusing the highest-end shops we could at the richest mall we c