Chapter 90. Welcome Home

Lady Green lets out a sigh, then relaxes into her seat with folded arms.  “Officially, I know nothing, Lara. But unofficially, there are very many things I know…”

“Would it cost me anything to want this knowledge?” Lara pulls out a white handkerchief from her small Gucci purse and wipes her tears.

“All the money in the world cannot buy this knowledge. And I believe you are not as buoyant as you used to be. It is evident.”

“Perhaps you are right, Lady Green. Maybe, just maybe, you know me. So what now? Let’s just say the Lara in your story cannot go back to Grosthe City, but only wishes to know more about her children’s condition to protect them. I hear it is a tendency toward violence. My family was never an agreeable one.”

“Oh, dear. In that case, I would wish to broker a deal with the Lara in my story.” Lady Green chortles. A lopsided smile creeks up Lara’s face.

“You would be disadvantaged if you intended to broker a deal with Late Richard Croft’s pr