Daisy McDare and the Deadly Art Affair by K M Morgan

Author:K M Morgan [Morgan, K M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Daisy respected Kara’s wishes and let her have some time to herself. Meanwhile, Daisy’s empty stomach got the best of her. Even though all the badmouthing at the table left a sour grapes taste in Daisy’s mouth, the food itself was delicious.

Once she got done eating, Daisy decided to check up on Kara. As Daisy entered the kitchen however and looked out the window, she didn’t see Kara anywhere outside. How odd.

One person Daisy did see however was the maid. Anna Antonelli stood at the dishwasher.

Daisy had been meaning to talk with the Anna anyway, so she figured why not do that now?

Daisy had some serious questions for Anna. She decided to slowly ease into her sleuthing. She figured if she buttered the maid up, maybe she’d let a detail slip.

“Anna, just the woman I’ve been looking for,” Daisy said.

Anna seemed more interested in loading the dishwasher than talking.

“Really?” Anna replied.

“Yeah. I wanted to give my compliments to the chef,” Daisy revealed.

“Oh. Well thank you very much,” Anna said.

“I especially loved that chicken broccoli casserole from yesterday. It tasted amazing. Do you happen to have the recipe for it?”

“Actually, I do.”

“I’d love to have it. I think that’s the best casserole I’ve ever had. You really are a wizard in the kitchen,” Daisy said.

That should butter her up really good. She probably hadn’t heard a compliment like that in a long time.

Anna threw Daisy for a loop though and refused to take the credit.

“To be honest, it’s my mother-in-laws recipe,” Anna said.

“Well, either way it’s a fantastic recipe,” Daisy said.

“I’m glad you like it.”

“Anyway, I wanted to make sure and come by and tell you how much I love your cooking. I figure you don’t get a lot of appreciation around here.”

Once again, Anna remained understated with her response. “It’s a maid’s responsibility to do her job, not go around expecting appreciation.”

“I know one person in this house who appreciated you.”

“Who?”

“Luke Longwell. The man was clearly wild about you,” Daisy said.

Daisy went out of her way to misspeak, hoping for a reaction. Finally she got one.

Anna tensed up at the mention of Luke. Maybe now Daisy could get somewhere.

Anna was awfully defensive with her answer. “Why do you say that?”

“I meant your cooking,” Daisy corrected.

Anna put on a fake smile. “Right. Of course. He really liked my cooking.”

“It’s a shame what happened to him, isn’t it?” Daisy asked.

Anna nodded. She opened her mouth to speak, but she couldn’t find the words.

Daisy pressed on. “I meant for him to be murdered like that. What kind of a sick, twisted person would do such a thing?”

“I don’t know,” Anna replied.

Daisy knew she had to keep pushing. The more emotional people got, the more likely they were to let things slip.

“I just don’t understand why anyone would want to kill him. Do you?” Daisy asked.

“Look around. Everyone in the family seemed to have a reason to want him dead,” Anna said.

“How about you?” Daisy wondered.

“Mr. Longwell was very good to me. I’m very sad about his death,” Anna answered.

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