“Two bullets could solve all your problems; you know? It’s not murder if the police don’t find the bodies,” Kara said before she threw a slice of apple into her mouth and chewed it loudly.
“Keep your voice down!” Mirabelle hissed between her teeth, throwing a pen at her friend that landed disappointingly on Kara’s lap. Ignoring that and nervous that the new chemist she had just hired had already heard more than he should, Mirabelle shot a cautious look over her shoulder.
It took her a beat to see the man and another few seconds to determine that he was far too absorbed in the ideas they had been discussing earlier to pay them any attention. Still, Mirabelle didn’t want to risk it.
Turning back around to face Kara, she glared at her friend. “Do you want to scare the guy away?”
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