Greg's Dreaded Return

I Suspect Foul Play

Mr. Ban knew that it was only a matter of time before things got out of hand. For how long would he continue hiding? For how long would Barter be able to stay away from hurting Laura? For how long would Margaret Ban and Lucy continue to pay them secret visits? For how long would Charles Ban be able to stay without seeing other people and...

''Wait a minute!'' Mr. Ban suddenly said to himself.

He counted the number of days that they had spent hiding indoors, pretending to be dead.

''Six weeks! For six weeks Charles has not had sex?'' Mr. Ban said to himself, although loudly enough for Laura to hear him.

Laura's eyes opened instantly from the little nap she was taking beside Mr. Ban.

She was the only female in that house as Mr. Ban had asked Barter to dismiss every single domestic worker. They could not risk any worker mistakenly revealing their secret out of excitement, so they would rather be without domestic workers. It was tough, but they got used to it pretty quickly.

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