CHAPTER 13
My mother's health continued to deteriorate. The only contact I had with her was through Frau Kohl. She refused to speak to me personally, or to Liz. I didn't know the real reason, but I could guess. A gut feeling told me the domestic fighting was coming to a head.
Any extra effort on my part to see her was torpedoed by her doctor who said she was still too ill to receive visitors. It sounded like another put-off, but on the other hand, it had a couple of big advantages. It gave Elka a free hand to get on with sorting out our finances and me the chance to finish my reorganisation without her interference.
Then as if from out of the blue I received a phone call from the villa. Mother wished to see me. Alone. Obviously, a result of Meg's talk with her.
I agreed to come the sam
