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Why later thank me for. Two days after receiving my letter I want you to consolidate your deposits into one bank account and then I will call you. I will explain what you need to do in order to receive the photographs of your husband in compromising positions with your friend, but first I need the six million Euros you have in your accounts to be at my disposal. I’ll explain how this will occur later . . . You will surely ask what is to become of you, the woman whom I so love, when you are left with no financial means. Nothing will happen! You will simply come to me and we will live together happily. I will be your last gem because you will finally recognize how much I care for you and how much I love you. You will receive a telephone call two days from now and I will explain the rest. Farewell my beloved, my adored, my precious Leda. P.S. I’m sorry that you happen to have such an attractive bank account as well.

This time, instead of a fingerprint, there was an outline of a precious gem, like the ones she had drawn around her neck. Leda had no idea whether the whole thing was a farce of whether it was real. She took a closer look at the photograph. The anatomy of the man in the picture resembled that of her husband but she wasn’t certain that it was him. She had no idea what to do. Should she talk to Tasos directly, contact the police, or seek help from the ever-willing Billy? The letter was the same 295


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