Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: A Geek Thing by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2021-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

I’d decided to do a search for previous warrants for both Braylon and Penelope when my cell phone rang. It was my cousin, money manager, and good friend, Warren Cornwall.

“Hey, Warren,” I greeted the man who, until I’d learned the truth about what really went down when I was a child, I’d considered as being public enemy number one. “I’m glad you called. It’s been a few weeks, and I’ve been thinking we needed to catch up.”

“The family and I decided to spend some time at the villa on the coast, but we’re home now, so I wanted to check in with you. How’s everything been?”

“Good. Really good,” I answered. “Busy. How’s Giovanna and the kids?”

“The family is good. Everyone says hi. Giovanna is hoping you might consider coming to Italy for Christmas. We really do it up big,” he persuaded. “Big trees in every room. Parties, balls, charity events, and gifts for the children’s hospital. The ballet, the opera, and carriage rides under the stars. The Cornwall family is known for putting the merry in Christmas.”

It sounded magical, but I thought about last Christmas here in Gooseberry Bay. It had been one of the most perfect holidays of my life with Adam, Jemma, Josie, and the rest of the peninsula gang. They were my family now, and during the holidays, when memories of Christmases with the my dad often made me a little sad, I needed to be with my family. “You know, I’d love to visit, but I’ve already promised to help out with the Christmas festival here in town. Maybe I can come after. Maybe even for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.”

“That would be wonderful. You know that you are always welcome any time it works out for you to make the trip.”

“I know, and that means a lot to me. I imagine that Christmas in Italy would be magical. Maybe I’ll plan to make the trip at some point.”

“If you do, plan on coming early, so you can attend the Christmas Markets. I promise the experience is like nothing you’ve ever experienced.”

“I’ve seen photos. It looks lovely.” I had to agree.

Warren and I took the next thirty minutes to catch up before he finally got around to the real purpose of his call. “So I heard from the private investigator I hired to look into things on my end.” I knew that, and while I was, in fact, a private investigator with the know-how to conduct my own investigation, Warren felt, and I agreed, that finding Avery, my missing sister, was important enough to have several people approaching the mystery of her disappearance from different angles. “It turns out that during her time in Italy, Marilee met a woman named Willamina Krause, and, based on what the man I have working on this was able to uncover, the two became friends.”

“So you think Willamina might be Wilma?” It had never before occurred to me that Wilma might not be an American. I knew

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