The Mirror Mansion

Chapter XII: Coffee

Before I allow you to continue to read Chapter XII, I'd at least like you to try to even read this... Foreign accent. I laughed trying, honest.
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   "Hmmm? Ah... Joo are... von of zee... Inspectors? Zeetectives? I suppose?" Carla asked sarcastically as Selene entered her small office. Her eyes never left the computer as she continued typing long and mundane documents yet, she knew of Selene's expected entrance even before she set foot in the office.
Selene confirmed that Carla was French even if she didn't look it... But her last name did seem self explanatory...
   "Carla Croix? I suppose?" Selene said.
   "Zat vood be moi." Carla said without much expression.
   "I see... You fought with Rick about your... Dreams to be a... cafetière?" Selene asked.
   Carla sighed as if daydreaming and shook her head as she continued typing and then stopped and turned to Selene with a disturbed yet annoyed look on her face. "Now... vwat zoo my ambitions have zoo do vwit me?"
   "As much as I love your accent, Carla, I'm afraid we need to at least get some information out of you that... Shall deem you innocent. Shall we say?" Selene replied.
   "Vut of course... Vwat iz zeet joo'd like zoo know?" She replied sarcastically.
   "Why would you fight with your employer?" Selene asked gently with her pen and police notebook in hand.
   Carla sighed. "Really now? Zat is all joo vwood like to ziscuss vwit me? Pity." She said as if mocking Selene.
   Selene kept her calm composure. Yet deep inside, she was angered. "Yes, Carla. That would be the only reason. If you are annoyed by my prescence, then I will gladly leave after you've answered all I have to ask you."
   "I may as well... Joo ask about my employer, yes?" Carla started.
   "Richard says that he simply asked you about your... Dream of an ambition and... Well... You seemed to have gotten out of hand..."
   Carla tutted suddenly allowing a sarcastic feeling to float about in the air. "Zat employer of mine... Alvways able to... Twist any storvie told off on avout..."
   "So... You say you've done nothing if the sort?" Asked Selene as Carla looked away from the computer.
   "Well... I do have to admit zat I may have had zome... Vords with him, oui... Vut me? To shout zat him like zat? I vould never." She replied to Selene.
Selene sighed as she continued to write. She felt like she wouldn't go anywhere with this... But she had to gain at  some information.
   "Vut really, dearie, I do vwish to vee able to... Open up zome cafe in zis big city..." She said as if bidding Selene adieu.
   "I see... So perhaps ypu argued for that reason?"
   "Here vee are again. Joo continue to run in circles. But yes, I vant zat as my newer job. Not zis... Programming buisness which I no longer carry zee interest for."
   "I see. I thank you for your time then." Selene said as she wrote down on her police notebook and ended with a small flourish.
She then went out of the door as she heard Carla sigh in relief as she left.
   "Thank God that woman is out of my office..."

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   "She really does want to own a cafe then, huh?" Carl asked with a flint in his eyes. "I'd love a Cappucino right now."
   "Give it a rest." James mumbled in annoyance.
   "Yes. I didn't expect her to be so difficult to talk to. Tyler said that Rick claimed that she'd be very... Robotic." Selene pointed out calmly.
   "Poor sis..." Celeste said as she rubbed her sister's shoulders to release some of the tension.
Tyler took a look in Selene's police notebook. She's written neatly about her findings and she described Carla as someone that Richard may have a hard time dealing with.
   'She mentioned that he twists the story... So maybe Rick shouted at her instead of her shouting at him?!'
Tyler blinked rapidly at the thought then shook his head a little. He couldn't have. He wouldn't.
   'The real Richard killed Haley and forced Mars into killing her to get off the island... Right?'
Tyler then began to doubt his choices. He wondered why in the world did he ever accept that letter to the mansion?
In fact, he felt more tempted than he ever did when he opened that letter.
   "Temptation... Interesting isn't it?" Richard Tyler.
Tyler only mumbled in response and then turned to Selene. "Thanks for the tip on that French lady. Anyone else find anything?"
   "Should we investigate again? I can their files or anything." Selene asked.
   "Maybe Chelsea can tempt someone like Kale out of a secret." Jin said and he rolled his eyes as this idea was suggested before.
A bell then rang and outside of the room they were in, they could hear relieved sighs.
   "It's their coffee break you gormless lot..." Richard snickered.
   "Thanks for the tip." James said bluntly and Ryan tutted.
   "Maybe we can get information on Carla if we can enter her office during their break?" Marco suggested.
   "Possibly." Gruffed Ryan. "I wish I could have a coffe around now..." He then muttered.
   "Why not?" Geoffrey then said. "Ryan can try to keep Carla distracted for now."
   "Clever." Smiled Selene. "Perhaps ypu can keep your father under control as well Celia?"
   "Who's Celia?" Celeste asked and then realized that... "Oh... Me. Alright then."
   "Selene and I will try to infiltrate it. And the rest of you can keep watch nearby but you musn't make it so suspicious." Tyler then said.
   "We're finally getting somewhere." James said with a small smile. "I'll accompany my employer. He'll need it."
   "Alright... And don't let Carla out of your sight and don't really enter hers." Selene said and then nodded at Celeste. "You too, sister. Rick musn't learn of this."
   "We will get out of this. Now let's go." Tyler said as he gave Selene her police notebook and fixed his sleeve cuff.