The next day, Henry took Elizabeth to Mr. David's house. David was a rich man. His mansion was splendid. "I guess the green-eyed monster could catch anyone after seeing this mansion," Anna said. Elizabeth laughed. Then, her face grew serious. "Yeah," she said. "Maybe the person who sent the notes were jealous or insecure. I need to ask Mr David some questions."
Henry was reluctant. "Are you sure, Elizabeth?" Elizabeth frowned and said, "Uncle, if I don't ask him questions myself, I might miss an important clue."
Uncle Henry smiled. The trio went inside the beautiful mansion.
The mansion was surrounded by lush greenery on all four sides. There were trees and various kinds of flowers as well. Mr David warmly welcomed them to his home. Elizabeth sensed that the young man was a bit nervous. Was it because he was getting too many creepy notes? Or was there some other reason?
"Good morning, Mr David," said Elizabeth. "Do you mind if I ask you some questions? It might help in solving this case."
David looked confused. He spoke with a strong French accent, "I thought there was only one detective in the house." Henry replied, "This is my niece, Elizabeth. She came from New York to help." David smiled, "Nice to meet you, Elizabeth." the reply was brief.
Elizabeth queried, "Mr David, I hear you were receiving notes. Is there any specific day or time you've been getting them?"
"I keep getting them."
Elizabeth was not happy with the reply. "So," she said. "Do you have any enemies?"
"Not that I know of," replied Mr David. Elizabeth was still not satisfied. 'Why isn't he telling me anything?' she thought. Then, she asked, "Do you by chance know what '1710 Tour ST3PS' means?"
Mr David looked reluctant. Then he answered, "Not really. I think I received that note earlier."
Elizabeth had a final question. She sighed and asked, "Did you ever talk to the sender of these notes?" At that moment, Mr David received a call. He excused himself and went to the other room.
Henry asked, "So, what do you think, Elizabeth?" Elizabeth replied, "I think he's hiding something. He didn't answer any of my questions properly."
They returned home.
Later that evening, Henry took his niece and daughter to the Eiffel Tower.
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The Notes
Mystery / Thriller**IM WRITING A TEEN FIC TOO** Join Elizabeth as she travels to France, finds out about a bunch of notes, visits the graveyard at midnight and finds a secret trapdoor! Read to see how she unravels the mystery of the strange notes!
