Chapter Seventeen
Doctor Anmali climbed out of the shower and wrapped a large cotton towel around herself.
She walked back into her bedroom, lifted the half-empty glass of red wine off the dressing table and took a large swallow.
She lifted her leg and placed her foot on the chair in front of her and began to dry herself off. Once she was finished, she placed the towel back on the rack and slipped into the complimentary dressing gown the hotel supplied.
She replenished her glass from the bottle she had opened earlier and took her drink out on to her balcony.
The evening air was chilly and there was a smell of rain in the air.
Even so, she decided to stay outside long enough to enjoy her drink.
She had managed to make good progress that day, in spite of the police presence hampering
