n door, Leonard rose from his chair and

y darling!

touch his feet first. (a traditional Indian gesture of seeki

and everyone in the room watched them as though a

w was your flight? I hope you

an barely keep my eyes open," Mishka replied

eryone, and then I'll take you to your room," Leonard

s my daughter, Berry, and her husband, Dan. Jake's mum and dad are

she approached Rose and reached out her hand, R

feet as well, the wa

softly. "Of c

complete the gesture, Rose quickly

ing. Come here a

ound the room, noticing that Christia

. He summoned a servant and instructed him to call Christian

holding his ears in mock repentance

young man?" Leonard asked, fo

hank goodness she caught it before it

l right? You're not hurt, are

dn't mean to throw it at me. He was just playing with

against the doorframe, hands tucked int

you to meet Mishka," Leona

orward, his expression carved from stone. The room thrummed w

ian, my eldest grandson

shook

om. Only three faces looked genuin

nd Christian, and he noticed

t with a faint smile

ur room. Have some rest. I'd like to di

hdrew her hand, and fo

*

RIST

nsion, someone tapped my shoulder. I turned to see

university friend and the

ser, private investigator - pract

ng gaze, but never Pasha's. He was his sh

ng an eyebrow. "Why ar

ghtly. "I can see she's

led m

girls, at least the few I met at university, were rather shy and

s full of surprises. Give it time,

eper interrupted, informing us that

d at the door, watching him stand before Grandpa,

ad been an accident and ev

ed me forwar

and. I don't know about her, but something stirred w

her hand quickly and fo

the staircase, Daniel's

rgeous, i

him staring aft

ke that. Go home and finish your homework.

us, then why were you staring at her? You haven

I was no

ter than that cake-faced Lia," he shot back,

aw tight, then stormed away,

that E

while walking down the corridor a

before him. She wore black joggers an

. I didn't see yo

ristian replied curt

ou tell me where

du'?" he as

randfathers 'Dadu'," she

n his study. Third doo

nk y

*

nard's

by his lawyer when there was a knock at the do

oice came softly a

en waiting for you," Leonard

ou wished to discuss," she said, tak

d briefly before

ince we met in India." He paused. "I wou

es widened

?" she asked, arching an eye