My knees buckled slightly, and I had to lean against the cold hallway wall to keep from collapsing onto the freshly mopped floor. The scent of lavender bleach, which usually brought me a twisted sense of accomplishment, suddenly made me gag

“Besides, the fool doesn’t even know that the ‘cleaning lady’ has already seen the paperwork…”

The woman on the other end of the line giggled, a high-pitched, grating sound that vibrated through the cheap wood of the bathroom door. “Are you sure she hasn’t suspected anything, Bruno? Three months is a long time to play this game.”

“Suspected? Her?” Bruno …