He frowned, scanning his screen. “I’m sorry, sir. I don’t see you listed for today. Were you expected?”“No.” My voice dropped, heart thump...ng in my chest. “But you’re going to let me in anyway.”He blinked. “Of course, sir. Which floor?”“Boardroom.”“Very good, sir. Elevator three.” The security gate unlocked with a soft buzz. The other men behind the desk didn’t even turn their heads.The X-Ray machine beeped as I stepped through it, and I turned my attention to the two men beginning to wave. "Myriam. You tortured me by withholding all contact for over a week. Not a word, not a sign. Is that love?"The silence stretched to a point beyond hope. I was going to break off the connection when she said: "I love you, Bruce."And there was a click, followed by a string of beeps. They seemed to mock me.There is no clown in this circus, I had said. Now I wasn't so sure. At the Excelsior I saw Myriam look and behave as I haven't seen her ever do before. Certainly not in public. She loves to. So I searched for the theatres on the map. I saw a theatre and asked my husband to go for it. It was a little far away and so my husband refused. But I forced him so much. He got a little angry but he agreed. So, we drove to that theatre. It was an old theatre but was running the latest movie. We got a ticket for the balcony easily. I went inside and sat in the middle seat. My husband went to grab some snacks and got back. He sat next to me.There weren’t any guys in the balcony and there were. ’ ‘Don’t do that,’ her father snarled. ‘Don’t pretend nothing happened last night.’ Jo hadn’t seen him this mad since she’d managed to decorate a nearly finished painting with little paper dolls. She was only six, but he’d fumed for weeks. He was blaming her, but this was different. ‘You made your point. You don’t need a man. Not one we like, anyway. Why do you have to hurt him?’ ‘James don’t…’ Karen tried to warn him off. ‘No, bay. I want an honest answer. What could that boy have done to make.