Neither of us is in a hurry anyway to give up our freedom for a man’s benefit.”Reg commented, “Interesting, wouldn’t you say, Jessica?”Jessi...ca gave a grin and said, “A pretty short-sighted outlook on life, I would say, Reg. Limited intellect, limited ambition, limited prospects; a sad life eventually. Sidra has a far more interesting set of experiences, and she is only sixteen.”Jemima and Hermione looked over at the teenager. “Her?” demanded Jemima. “She looks terribly normal. What has she ever. They bought up every house, estate, and any building they could use to handle the new company’s needs. The rumor turned out to have a large amount of truth about the bidding war. It just happened to be in an entirely different part of the world in a community with the same name and similar-looking buildings.It sucks to be them.Molly’s following text continued to tell me how these men managed to get the estate property Risa wanted, but they paid many times over market value to convince the. The twists and turns in my life had been physically brutal and emotionally exhausting. I needed down time, and the house and Fornier's toys were just what the doctor ordered.After lunch, we dismissed the driver, moved our things into the master bedroom, moved most of Fornier's things out, and began to systematically remove all traces of him from the residence.Margarita was summoned, and I questioned her. I started with the easy questions. "Do you have a husband and children, Margarita?" No. I. Maybe he had to run an errand, Mike thought – he unlocked the house, and went inside. No – no mail on the table – Chen always got the mail and set it on the table – no sign he’d been home. Mike shrugged his shoulders, and went to the mailbox – bills, circulars, nothing out of the ordinary – he put it on the table, went to the fridge, and got himself a soda – then went into the kitchen. The evening menu was, as always, on the fridge door – two lists – one for Mike to do, one for Chen to do –.