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Оглавление“Okay,” said Henry, turning the horror movie back on and taking a sip from his soda. “If you want anything I’ll be right here.”
Dorian took the package into his room, and began to track all the orders he made on every shopping site he visited in the last year, but it showed no record of a London purchase. He took a pair of scissors to open it. He carefully peeled away the wrapping paper to find a card. Dorian opened the envelope to see it was from his stepfather George Lord.
George often found himself socializing with people whose names and activities were the topic of articles found in every newspaper in the city, and they weren’t always mentioned in the best light.
That made for some uncomfortable dealings, but George was used to easing the hurt feelings of the town’s politicians, celebrities, and assorted power brokers. On rare occasions, however, he spoke bluntly at social affairs. Something told Dorian that this wasn’t the usual care package.
Dear Dorian,
Sometimes opportunity unveils itself in the strangest places and thousands of miles away. I know, on occasion, you have asked about your family. You were so young when you lost your mother and of course, your father has long disappeared into the mists of mystery.
JOHN GRAVAGLIA
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