Sophie glanced at her ringing phone, the caller’s name brought a smile and a weird sense of relief. She picked it up at the third ring, and she heard Gregory Abbot’s cautious voice on the other side.
“I’m grateful for your swift response, Mr. Abbott.”
Silence filled the moment Sophie spoke. Gregory had no doubt recognized her voice—he handled all the calls she made when Adrian couldn’t be reached, anyway. Yet now the usual calm and soft voice carried a different tone. Something akin to confidence and an elegant grace. One that made Gregory instinctively speak in a polite manner.
“Mrs. Beckett,” he said, then surprised when he caught himself speaking in that tone. He had always been respectful towards Mrs. Beckett, even when he had to bring up words of deceit covering Mr. Beckett’s infid
