Confirm? She checked her calendar; she would have to cut her department meeting short but they would probably end early anyway. There was no hint as t... the subject but Helen had two strong guesses: either Mari had a new budget expenditure (which was possible) or Denise's morning adventure had not gone unnoticed (which was more likely.)Helen confirmed the meeting and updated her calendar. The rest of the day she spent updating the depreciation schedule, which was an arduous task, but one she had. I continued to bustle about the kitchen, putting things away, sweeping up crumbs. As I passed by him on my way to put the broom in the closet, John snagged me around the waist and pulled me onto his lap. After a brief, ineffective struggle to be free, I sat resignedly still, but refused to make eye contact with him."I missed you," he murmured, nuzzling my neck."Don't." Why not?" he asked, with his lips pressed against my ear."Because." I tried again to push him away."Damn it, Daisy. Just tell. . I went to the nearby chemist’s shop and tried buying choloroform. The chemist got suspicious and did not give me one. I thought that my plans were over but then I remembered of my friend whose father had a medicine shop. I called him and said that I wanted some chloroform. He did not ask why and provided me with it. He trusted me as we were old friends and thus asked no questions.I then went back home. My mom said that she ws going to take a bath and then would go and have some sleep as she. Julia raised an eyebrow. ‘That seems awfully fast.’ ‘Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. She’s just very efficient,’ Ben said, circling the date before tossing his calendar back in his bag. ‘That and she’s had the entire thing planned to the last detail since she was twelve years old.’ ‘But still, two months to put together an entire wedding?’ Ben settled back onto the couch and propped his feet on the coffee table. ‘She’s always wanted to get married in June, and she doesn’t have nearly.