CHAPTER TWENTY ONE Everyone sat in silence in Vladi’s truck as he drove them through the pitch-black streets. Roy had been admitted for an overnight stay at the hospital and so the family had no choice but to return to his home without him. Once they reached the cottage, Vladi’s truck idling in the driveway as they climbed out, Emily turned back to him. “Thank you for everything you’ve done,” she said. “Not just with the emergency but for the whole day on the yacht. It was really magical.” She reached in through the window and patted his hand. “I’m so relieved my dad has a friend like you.” Vladi nodded, struggling to hold back his emotion. “Roy is a good man.” Emily smiled sadly. Then she rummaged in her purse for a business card and handed it to him. “This is our number,” she said.
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