Though speechless, Charlie thought about it for a long while and sighed. "I-I just thought I could find my wife through them…"

Vera nodded sympathetically. "I can understand where you're coming from, but don't you understand that you're already making two mistakes just from the idea?

"First, there's no direct proof that Jeevika and Mr. Thompson were accomplices. And considering Jeevika risked his prestige as a Buddhist monk to inspire Ms. Ito, you are being discourteous and exposing him unnece