Chapter 89 - Knight and Teddy Bear (1/2)

The saving idea came this morning. She was just about to wake Adrien when her eyes fell on him. She couldn't help smiling. After all, she thought for a moment she was Einstein.

A man-sized stuffed elephant was their only option. Untouched it was sitting next to the numerous other stuffed animals. She hoped the documents were safe there. After all, it would be her safe from now on. She'd have to slit the soft toy's back to remove the stuffing so that the documents would fit inside. Then she had dressed the Elephant in an overall so that her secret would remain hidden. It made her feel like some criminal. But what choice did she have? She really needed to talk to Nelli about this.

Absentmindedly she chewed on the egg mixture in her mouth. She couldn't taste anything. As she pondered the events of the past few weeks. Everything was going too smooth!

Only now did she realize how stupid she was. If only she had been a bit more structured! Just for a moment, she should have considered the possibilities. But panic reigned her mind as she learned of the death of her friends that day. Too much weight suddenly fell on her shoulders. All she could think about was... run!

Like a headless chicken, she had run away.

The looming danger and lack of time had settled like snares around her neck. So she ran.

Too bad that she had overlooked the most important thing. Fabien must have had a plan for this case. All she had to do was getting near the safe-deposit box. Everything could have been completely different! Damn it!

But why hadn't the lawyer pointed it out?

That's so strange!

Only later did she realize what kind of mistake she had made. As she sat in the middle of Alexandre's claws. Everything could have been different if only she hadn't been so naive. But she still had the chance to go two-track. All she had to do was get the contents of the safe deposit box without Alexandre knowing.

Lost in thought, she was feeding Adrien when suddenly the door opened and the butler stepped in. His face was expressionless as always, as he leaned over to Alexandre to whisper something in his ear.