Chapter Fourteen Cruel Suspension “Nod or whimper if you want to go higher,” Karine said with a smile that Marianne, her eyes squeezed shut, failed to see. Marianne’s disappearance was soon mostly forgotten. It simply wasn’t a top priority with the police. After all, she was an adult and was also, as the police pointed out during their brief investigation, entitled to her privacy if she wanted to disappear. Granted a 30-day holiday from her work, she phoned her office a few days after she left and then emailed a formal resignation, saying only that she had “other commitments.” Her business associates, especially the men, were sorry to hear that Marianne was gone, probably for good, and they jointly mourned the loss of this lovely young associate with the big boobs, finely sculptured ass