"But what value does a gold shop have?" Dodo couldn't understand. "Lucas Douglas is not short of money. Could it be that the frequency of these crimes is because ..."
She couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence.
Because she knew that it would be harder for everyone to accept the idea that Lucas Douglas had a new "partner in crime" rather than him orchestrating this whole series of events to set them up.
"I don't believe Lucas Douglas is that kind of person," Dodo asserted, slightly defensively.
For Dodo and Michael, Lucas Douglas was like a father figure.
The children had never lacked a father's influence in their upbringing and education thanks to Lucas's presence.
Dodo remembered how, when she was very young, Lucas had carried her on his shoulders, taking her to the amusement park and buying her new clothes and snacks.
Dodo never called Lucas 'dad' because he'd never given her permission to do so.
