Chapter Nineteen
I jolt the moment the phone rings. In my hurry, I almost knock the device off the desk but Ambrose catches it before it slides on the ground.
He picks up and puts it on speaker. “Hello?”
“Detective Ambrose?” a stern, female voice asks. “This is Doctor Gaia Riffin, from the lab.”
We both wince. Looks like we’re going to get that talking to after all. And after we went to all that trouble to avoid it.
“Hello, Doctor Riffin. This is Ambrose. Amy is here too. What can we do for you?” Ambrose asks with his most polite tone.
“I don’t appreciate you involving my wife behind my back.”
I don't think she'll appreciate finding out that it wasn't just Van involved.
Ambrose grimaces. “Sorry.”
“If you want something done from my lab, call me directly in the future, you understa
