To my knowledge, he hadn’t returned since he’d accepted the new role, but given the way his yard had remained in immaculate condition, assumed he had hired a management company to maintain the property in his absence. That was the outside.
What I was curious about was on the inside of the house.
I walked directly up to the front door and rang the bell. After waiting a few moments, I went around to the back, plucked the hidey key from its spot and let myself into the back. The house should have had that musty, closed-up smell, but it didn’t. In fact, it smelled as though someone had been baking. Cookies.
I alerted Leah and she joined me with Nicoh.
“Hello?” I called out, though I expected no response. Upon entering the kitchen, Nicoh immediately zoned in on the source of the baked goods
