Try Begging

Episode 198

[Yes, this is Pierce.]

It took a long time before I could hear the other person's voice on the other end of the phone.

"Hello, this is Anna Snyder from Grant Pictures."

Piers would have no idea that I was on the phone with Sally Bristol, whom I often saw at the mansion. Grace rattled off a prepared greeting.

"Grant Pictures would like to thank you again for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend the VIP screening at the Winston Counts. Did you have a pleasant trip to Prescott?"

[Yes, thanks.]

"I'm glad to hear that. Is there anything missing from the hotel?"

[No, not yet.]

[Yes, that's great. If you need anything, please feel free to contact our staff who are waiting in the hotel lobby at any time... .]

It was time to finish the formal greetings and remind Pierce of the day's schedule.

[Pierce! Bring the phone here right now!]

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Anna."

At that moment, the door to the president's office opened wide and someone called her. Grace unconsciously grimaced and brought the receiver closer to her ear. As if that wasn't enough, she even motioned for him to quietly turn off the phone.

Talk to the boss.

[It is clear that the woman took the flyer.]

The tip-off to Campbell was from a Prescott sheriff's office in downtown Prescott. He said the woman had taken the flyer, so he called another sheriff's office and found the number.

"Report everything, down to the smallest detail, from the moment she first entered the police station until the moment she left."

[A woman came to the police station...]

Leon, who had been listening carefully to the police officer's report, furrowed his brow when he heard that the child spoke Norse.

[Then he gave the child some candy, and his eyes were blue-green.]

His guess was correct. Leon laughed, pulling the receiver away.

[When I asked her name, she said her name was Suzy.]

Suzy. Leon rolled the name in his mouth. Could it be my daughter's name? Even her own name was a woman with many aliases, so he couldn't be sure what kind of pranks she would play with her daughter's name.

"Who did you ask and who answered?"

The officer paused for a moment, seemingly unable to understand why he was being asked such a question, before answering.

[I asked the child... Oh, now that I think about it, that moment was suspicious. As soon as I asked the child's name, the woman hugged the child tightly and answered.]

Leon let out a sigh of relief. Then it was a pseudonym. At that moment, he had already found the flyer.

"Then, the woman must have asked me to do something. Something that would require me to leave."

[Uh... Yes, that's right. He asked the old woman outside to bring him some tea.]

He smiled softly. It was obvious that he had distracted the officer and stolen the leaflets.

"Was the woman wearing sunglasses after that?"

[Uh... How did you know?]

Leon burst out laughing even louder. His feelings for that woman had not died. He could feel a tingling pleasure in his fingertips.