Chapter Twenty-FourCora waved as the trio of women and their children headed out of the park. Their presence had been a godsend. Mind racing with confusion after having Van selected for a special assignment, hearing him claim he cared about her more than he should to their editor, and then her conversation with Miss Gellhorn, she’d burst out of Broadcasting House uncertain where to turn.
The youngster’s giggles and joyous expressions had drawn her across the street to watch them play. In many ways, she longed for the simple life of childhood. Her parents had taken care of her every need, and her sisters had been her best friends. Until high school when teenage angst overrode familial bonds, and they’d grown apart.
Her lips trembled. Would she live to see Emily and Doris? Would they survi
