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Elise appears at our side. She looks at me.

“Any news?”

I know what she’s asking. Have I managed to speak to Brooke?

“I’m heading over there now,” I say.

“Do you want me to come?” she asks. “Explain why I used her designs?”

I shake my head. “This is something I need to do alone.”

“Tell her I’m sorry I wasn’t here, that I didn’t warn her,” she adds.

I squeeze her shoulder. This has been a tough few days for us both.

CHAPTER 70

ALEX

Keith drops me outside Brooke’s apartment building.

I hit the intercom, but there’s no answer.

I look around, hitting it again and wondering if she’s gone shopping. A familiar face appears out of the convenience store. He looks up and spots me, a scowl forming.

“Mitch, isn’t it?”

“Mr Bianchi. What are you doing here?” he asks.

“I’ve come to see Brooke, but she’s not answering her door.”

“She’s left,” he says.

My heart sinks. “Left?”

“Gone back to England.”

“England?” I repeat.

He inclines his head and watches me.

He inhales before nodding towards the door. “You might want to come up. She left something for you.”

“She did?”

He opens the door, holding it to let me pass.

“She did,” he repeats, with a smirk.

We make our way to his apartment, the door opposite Brooke’s. It’s my turn to frown. So, Mitch is one of the guys who looked out for Brooke.

He steps inside, motioning for me to follow. The apartment is packed up, as if he’s moving out.

“You’re leaving?”

He doesn’t answer. He picks up an envelope with my name on it.

I’d recognise Brooke’s handwriting anywhere.