Chapter 173

For the past two days, Clara had been phoning David each morning and asking about Sylvia. The recovery was going well. It had been a scare, but nothing serious.

She had just closed the refrigerator door when the doorbell rang again. Thinking Matilda had forgotten something, Clara hurried to answer.

The moment the door cracked, Buster squeezed in and pressed insistently against her legs. Holding th