Then she said something odd. She asked me not to judge either her or you too
harshly. She said she owed you some sort of debt of gratitude, and she would really
like it if she and I could also be friends. Then she promised to tell me the story
someday if you couldn’t do it. Half an hour ago she left, and I’m still in a daze. I
think I like her, but who is this person?/Erika
P.S. I miss you. I have a feeling that something nasty happened in Hedestad.
Christer says that you have a strange mark on your neck.
From [email protected]
Hi Ricky. The story about Harriet is so miserably awful that you can’t even imagine
it. It would be great if she could tell you about it herself. I can hardly bring myself to
think about it.
By the way, you can trust her. She was telling the truth when she said that she owes
a debt of gratitude to me—and believe me, she will never do anything to
harm Millennium. Be her friend if you like her. She deserves respect. And she’s a hell
of a businesswoman./M.
The next day Mikael received another email.