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“How do you do it, Mr. Anders? Where do you begin looking for a missing child?”
ОглавлениеVictoria’s pulse quickened.
Philip laughed gently. “Really, Miss Carlin, you don’t expect me to give away trade secrets, do you?”
Embarrassment colored her cheeks. “It’s just so fascinating. If someone were looking for…someone,” she persisted, “you would be willing to go out and search for him—or her?
” He studied her. “Are you looking for someone, Miss Carlin? A missing child?”
She averted her gaze, her thoughts drifting off to a familiar darkness. Yes, I see a nameless, faceless child; my sweet little boy lost; heart of my heart, my very life. I never stop looking, and yet I wouldn’t know him if I passed him on the street.
Victoria’s hands were trembling. “I never said that, now, did I, Mr. Anders?”
His gaze remained unflinching. “Sometimes a person’s silences say more than their words.”
