Chapter 69
Victoria walked into the house as slowly as she reasonably could, wanting the time to calm her breathing and her flushed face and neck. Whatever this was about, the last thing she needed was to rush in looking frightened or upset.
She rolled her sleeves down as she walked through the back hallway, buttoning them at the wrist. Her mother hadn’t followed, which helped with settling Victoria’s nerves. It didn’t help with letting her know where this policeman waited.
Mavvie burst out of the dining room door and answered before Victoria could ask.
“Oh, miss, thank goodness.” The girl twisted her hands more than usual, glancing back over her shoulder constantly. “That man wanting to ask me questions, and your mother telling me not to say a word.”
Victoria touched Mavvie’s knotted
