Chapter 25: The Man Who Made Her Freeze

'What a strange man he is...' Amelie couldn't move her eyes away from the spot where Einar's body got lost in the garden. The intense scent of his cigarette still lingered around her like a separate entity while her mind refused to let go of the words he said to her. 

'What did he mean by that?'

As she started walking back towards the hotel, Amelie noticed one of her family cars pull up at the corner of the street. Samantha, dressed in yet another new expensive dress, stepped out of the car and walked towards the restaurant's main entrance. 

'At least she had the decency of not interrupting the luncheon before coming to see Richard today. I guess even he couldn't simply overlook the last night's events and had a talk with her as well.'

Suddenly, she heard someone else call Samantha's name. 

"Sam? It really is you! For a moment, I thought my eyes were deceiving me."