A respected lady was awakened in the middle of the night only to learn that her daughters had disappeared—both of them. What would be her reaction?
Winters could hardly imagine.
In the past, the Venetians dealt with such situations often using daggers smeared with deadly poison.
In recent years, their methods had become more civilized, with the poisoned daggers replaced by revolver guns hidden beneath cloaks.
Putting himself in that situation, Winters asked himself, what if some rascal dared to kidnap Ella? What then?
The result of his reflection was that after confirming repeatedly with Anna that she had no brothers, Winters felt an unusual sense of relief.
All in all, he had no desire to meet Mr. Leo.
However, given that Mr. Leo had come to Iron Peak County with his foster father, Winters vaguely felt that Mrs. Navarre's attitude might have softened.
