Chapter 21

Victoria thought about it—this kind of thing wasn't really something you could just leave in a voice message. So she texted Henry instead, asking him to call her back when he had a moment. Given the circumstances, and since it wasn't super urgent, she decided not to remove the chip from the man's ankle just yet. By the time the sky started turning dark, she still hadn't heard back from Henry. Sighing, Victoria changed clothes and left the restoration center. She had already made an appointment with a housing agent. Right now, finding a new place to live was top priority. Anyway, she'd have to move out sooner or later—might as well start looking ahead of time. But when she arrived at the meeting spot, she was surprised to see someone entirely different. The agent she'd been communicating with had always been a guy named Benjamin Clark. Yet now, suddenly, some guy surnamed Norris had shown up in his place. "I work with Benjamin," the man said with a casual smile. "He had something come u