The Midas Legacy (Wilde/Chase 12)

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some answers,’ Olivia told her. ‘Not to everything, because even Laura never found them. But you’ll understand how she could know something that was still hidden from the world until you found it.’
    Nina fixed her with an angry look. ‘So why don’t you just tell me now and save me the time?’
    ‘Because it’ll be better for you to see it for yourself.’
    ‘No!’ snapped the redhead, jumping up. ‘I don’t accept that Yoda “you cannot be told, you must learn for yourself” bullshit. There are times when directness is the right approach, and this is one of them!’
    Olivia raised an eyebrow. ‘I see directness isn’t a problem for you.’
    A fuming Nina was about to add more when the door opened. ‘All right, keep the noise down,’ rumbled Eddie. ‘We just got Macy to sleep. What’s going on?’
    ‘Nina was doubting the authenticity of what I’ve shown her,’ Olivia told him.
    ‘And what’s that?’
    ‘My mom’s research,’ said Nina. ‘About Atlantis.’
    Eddie peered at the thick folders. ‘God, she made as many notes as you. Although are you saying this lot isn’t real?’
    ‘I don’t know,’ Nina admitted. ‘This is her handwriting, I’m certain of it, and these photos,’ she indicated the pictures, ‘are definitely of her and . . . and Olivia. But she talks about Talonor, the Atlantean explorer—’
    ‘Yeah, I remember who he is, love,’ said Eddie, smiling.
    ‘And she couldn’t possibly have known about him,’ Nina pressed on. ‘The Codex wasn’t found until over a decade after she died.’
    Olivia stood. ‘As I said, the best way for you to find answers is by reading her work. It will explain things, I promise. And I hope, when you see that, you’ll want to speak to me again.’ She produced a card from her purse. ‘My number is on there.’ When Nina didn’t take it, she placed it beside the folders. ‘It’s getting rather late, so I think I should be leaving. I’ll call a cab; there’s no need to see me out.’
    ‘It’s no problem,’ said Eddie, escorting her from the room – his glance at Nina telling her that he wanted to make sure she was out of their home.
    He soon returned. ‘Okay, obvious question: is she really your grandma?’
    ‘I’m reserving judgement,’ his wife replied. ‘But I’ve got the feeling that . . . she might be.’
    ‘But you told me your grandparents were dead.’
    ‘That’s what I thought! My mom always said they died in a car accident when she was eighteen, before she started at Columbia. But . . .’ She swapped the page of notes for the Central Park photograph. ‘I can’t deny that she looks like an older version of the woman in this picture – hell, she looks like an older version of my mother.’
    ‘Of you too,’ Eddie pointed out.
    ‘Great, so if nothing else, at least now I know what I’ll look like when I turn ninety.’ Nina picked up the page again. ‘This was supposedly written before my parents first met in 1974. My mom was already looking for Atlantis, even back then. But . . . Well, you know who Talonor was,’ she said. ‘I don’t see how she could even have heard of him, never mind tracked the route of one of his expeditions.’
    ‘Olivia said to read all that lot to find out,’ said Eddie, regarding the collection of notes. ‘Are you going to?’
    Nina let out an exasperated snort. ‘I’ll have to, won’t I? I can hardly ignore it.’
    They both turned as Holly entered. ‘Everything okay?’
    ‘Sure,’ Nina answered. ‘How’s Macy?’
    ‘She’s soundo. I’ll get going.’
    Eddie handed her several bills. ‘Thanks for looking after her.’
    ‘Hey, no problem, Uncle Eddie! I loved doing it. Any time you need me again, just let me know. I’m only a subway ride away.’
    ‘Get a cab home,’ he told her, passing her another banknote. ‘There’s a lot of weirdos around after dark.’ He cast a meaningful look at Olivia’s card.
    ‘Okay, thanks,’ said Holly.

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