Kurt bit his lip when he received an email from the bank saying his request to take out a loan had been declined. Likely thanks to Tick. Then his mood lightened. Perhaps he wouldn’t need the loan now.
When Kurt and Sven asked Mrs. Parks to come to the museum for some news, it was clear to Kurt she hadn’t expected the return of her painting.
“Bless you, Kurt,” she said, ecstatic. “How on earth did you find it?” She turned to Sven. “I don’t know you, but somehow I expect you have an explanation.”
Sven raised an eyebrow. “Suffice it to say there was a recent breakthrough, which allowed us to ascertain the work’s location.”
Mrs. Parks frowned. “It was Mary Fay Nibbs, wasn’t it? Now that she can get her hooks into poor Kurt’s house, she decided to return my painting. She doesn’t want me to
