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Chapter 43
At that moment I felt relieved. Hours had passed since I had left Mr. Feldmann's house and I still hadn't received a single strange phone call. The notes I had been given would be of paramount importance, I was elated and happy that everything was falling into place. If Sandro Averbuck collaborated with us, it would be the icing on the cake. My cell phone beeped and I picked it up, seeing Cassie's name flash on the screen. I rubbed my face in a sign of fatigue and heard my office door open, revealing an imposing Lord Carter, who stared at me expressionlessly.
"I need the report on the Lee Feldmann case."
"Okay. When?"
"Yesterday." He said dryly and I nodded, gathering some papers on the table. I noticed that the man was still watching me and I stopped
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