Chapter 94: Play It by Ear

Seeing me so polite, Beatrice seemed a little thrown. We traded a few more pleasantries. Then she hung up, saying she was heading to the villa to look after Leslie, and that if anything came up, I should call her. "Okay, got it." I ended the call and let out a long breath. My relationship with Beatrice felt awkward, and it gnawed at me. I knew I should stop keeping things from her, yet I couldn't bring myself to lay it all out. It was a real pain in the ass. Still, it was about time I found a...