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At seven thirty the next morning Day left the house quietly and drove to the atelier. He had deliberately avoided Helen. She would try to stop him, and for once he didn’t want her opinion, or any other voice of common sense. He knew very well it was stupid, but this was something he was going to do for Edward.
Peppino was waiting for him at the gate of Saris EM, which he opened to let Day through.
“Thanks for coming, Peppino,” Day said quietly.
“What’s this about, Martin?”
“I’m going to have a chat with Fotis when he arrives. I’ll explain later. Would you go up and stay with Konstantinos? Keep him in the house. And could you unlock the store for me?”
“OK,” said Peppino, rubbing the side of his nose with his index finger. “Don’t you want my help?”
“Not this time. Thanks for the of
