Chapter 14: Dumplings Beat Anything… and as for Fun…

Alfred Yonwin stayed silent for even longer this time. Still, Christian Yale's character was beyond question. Alfred believed he wouldn't sell them out. More than that, he would protect his daughter… Alfred drew a slow breath and spoke in a low, steady voice. "She took her mother's surname. Her name is Bernice Warth." "What?" Christian froze, almost certain he'd misheard. "Her name is what?" Alfred repeated it. "Bernice Warth. 'Bernice' as in ice and snow. 'Warth' as in an orchid." Christian's...