Chapter NineteenSandra had been staying with Evelyn for two days when the phone rang as Evelyn was fixing dinner. Sandra, who had been helping, had taken a break to watch a show on TV in another room.
“Hello,” a woman's voice on the other end said in response to Evelyn's greeting. “My name is Danielle Yanders. I'm calling from Cairo. My daughter Sandra left word for me to call her here. Is anything wrong?”
“Mrs. Yanders, I'm so glad you called. My name is Evelyn Rogers. I'm a friend of Paul Elliott's. Sandy is fine. I'll let you talk to her in a second, but first I'm afraid I have some bad news about your ex-husband.”
Danielle took a deep breath and steadied herself. “What's happened to him? Is he all right?”
“There's no easy way for me to say this,” Evelyn began as calmly as possible.
