Chapter 52It's been almost three weeks since the day I went to Le Perthus and everything has gone even better than I could have wished for. When I first returned to the office that day, Laurent barely lifted his head from his work and he squirmed uncomfortably in his seat. Paul found it hard to meet my eyes and refrained from his usual banter. When I asked them what was wrong, Paul informed me Detective Gerard had phoned for an update, and as instructed, he told him I was unavailable as I was out of the office following a lead.
“He wants you to call him before end of day, Boss,” Paul said.
He was completely unprepared for my response as the look of worry on his face made me burst into laughter. “Are you okay Boss?” he asked, then he too began to laugh nervously. “Is your laughter from ha
