Chapter 26: Exciting Developments
Ruby and Meshaye shrieked out in shock. Neither one of them had noticed the black car pulling up behind them on the farm road, because they were too taken up with the card in Ruby’s hand. Severin was standing there on the road and the man with the black hair and black beard from outside the German coffee shop was standing a few steps behind him.
Ruby tried hard to catch her breath. She could not believe that Severin was right there in front of her. When did he arrive? she asked herself. “Why are you following me around Severin?” she shouted at him when she recovered her voice. “I blocked you from my phone for a reason,” she said angrily.
“But you know I am a man who always rises to the challenge, my dear,” Severin said in a perfectly calm tone of voice. “Let’s all go for dinner somewhere?” he peered over in Meshaye’s direction.
“Ruby, let’s drive away from this crazy person. Let’s just ignore him,” Meshaye prompted. She was feeling very nervous and afraid.