Chapter Twenty-FourAgnes was still pondering over her meeting with Richard Harrison that afternoon when she heard a tap on the door of her room. At first, she didn't respond, believing Harrison might have found out her room number. It wouldn't be difficult; such an attractive man could probably talk any of the receptionists into giving away such information.
It was only when she heard Alan's voice that she hurried over to the door and unbolted the chain to let him in. However, before she closed the door behind him, she took the precaution of looking out into the corridor to make sure Harrison wasn't lurking around.
“I heard from Morris,” Alan said, the moment he was inside. “He brought me up to speed on what had happened.”
As there was no reply, he swung around to find Agnes sliding the
