CHAPTER 54
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"Who was that, Dave? The feminine voice came through the back door.

"Dave, are you tough there?" She asked again. A middle-aged lady came out of the mansion. She took quick, dashing steps towards the pool, where Dave was still trying to catch his breath.

"I saw a man walk out the gate; who was he?" Blair asked. Blair is Mr. Dave's wife. She had seen the man come into the compound, but before she got down the stairs, he was gone. She is sure she saw someone talking to her husband.

"It's nobody". Mr. Dave lied, pushing back his blundering hair.

"What do you mean, nobody? You are crouching, and I saw a man walk out of here, and you sit there and tell me it's nothing.

"Let it slide." Blair I just told you it's no one. Let it slide.".

"Well, I'm not going to let it slide; take a look at your neck; his fingers are imprinted in it, and you sit back and say it's nothing. I shall call the police at once." She said it without hesitation.

Dave got up and snatched the phone from her hand. "The
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