9
Dr Petit’s Veterinary Clinic
SUFFER HER COMPANY? Sylvie had heard enough. She opened the outer door and slammed it shut. There was silence in the office. When she walked in the two men were sitting in front of their computers, studying their screens. She pulled out a chair and put her purse down on the desk.
Robert looked up first with a welcoming smile, “Salut, Sylvie! You’re supposed to be taking the day off to recover from yesterday’s misadventure.”
“Salut,” Sylvie smiled back at him, but she addressed her reply to Jean-Luc who remained engrossed in his work. “It was kind of you to call and suggest I have an easy day of it, Jean-Luc, but I couldn’t keep away. I’m dying to know if you’ve found out anything else about what happened to Kaya.”
Jean-Luc swiveled his chair round. He sc
