Chapter 7
“I am so glad you are alive. You know I don’t know how to cook”, Chris joked with his adopted sister. He had simply nodded a greeting to Elizabeth when he had gotten home. He was indeed happy Deborah had come to no harm, but Elizabeth’s presence made him uneasy. He had moved the ladies to a hotel for the night until the police were done trashing up his house for useful evidences.
“I can’t believe that is all I am good for to you”, Deborah said hitting his arm. He laughed with her. Elizabeth was in the next room. He could tell that she was still, probably deep in thoughts.
“It’s all thanks to Elizabeth. If she hadn’t appeared at our gate, you would have starved to death without me”, she joked. Chris gave her a weak smile. “You should go and check on her.”
“She is sleeping”, he
