Chapter 53

Dany choked on the water, and had to get gentle pats from Bob to recover, although his friend laughed so much that even after choking, Dany was still red as a pepper. Rob gave Annabeth a biased smile. He had understood that she was mentioning it out loud on purpose. Despite being much older than him, Annabeth never disguised having loving feelings with Rob. He, however, dodged all the time. Rob was never the kind of individual who mixed desires and business.

"Thank you," said Rob, accepting the statement that Dany would become his girlfriend. The girl coughed even more vigorously, she was starting to get a purplish tone. “However, she is right, Annabeth. We need more information that the police are not able to give us. And I don't know anyone else I trust more than you. I really need your help, although I understand that you are afraid that everything you do is able to turn against you.

Annabeth observed the shock on Dany's face, still looking very sh