Chapter 58
It was late in Paris when the phone rang on Khalid’s desk. He was surfing the net and picked up the receiver distractedly. “Yes, Marie…?”
“Monsieur Flaubert is on the line, Capitaine, shall I put him through?”
At the mention of James’s name, Khalid sat up. He was all ears now. “Yes, yes, please go ahead, Marie.”
He waited for a moment but as soon as James was on the line, Khalid erupted, “How is she? Was the surgery successful…? Oh…, I’m sorry, James, I am forgetting my manners. How are you?”
“Don’t worry, I know how you feel. I’ve been waiting for the news for hours and I was about to make my way to the hospital when Aziz finally called and told me everything went fine.” James’s voice told the story—Talya was going to walk again.
“Praise to God, James. She deserves all of His blessings...”