Digging for Dirt (Heavenly Highland Inn Cozy Mystery Book 9) Read Online Free PDF

need to talk to you.” Vicky hurried over to her. Sarah looked drained as she leaned up against the hallway wall.
    “What is it?” She frowned.
    “Did you get everything settled with Freida?” Vicky asked.
    “As best I could,” Sarah said. “I’m not sure if that woman is ever satisfied.”
    Vicky decided not to mention the conversation she had overheard. Sarah didn’t need any more stress than what would be caused by what Vicky was about to tell her.
    “The sprinkler is fixed, and the water is back on, but the plumber made it clear to me that the sprinkler had to have been intentionally damaged.” Vicky narrowed her eyes. “Someone worked very hard to make sure that the sprinkler was broken.”
    “What?” Sarah threw her hands up into the air. “This is ridiculous. Who would do something like that? Now, we’re going to lose guests, I just know it, and Vicky you know with the rest of the renovations we’re planning we can’t afford to lose any money. We’ve got two big names staying at our inn and no restaurant or banquet hall to serve dinner in, and…”
    Vicky hugged her sister warmly. “Just take a breath, Sarah. It’s going to be okay.”
    Sarah took a deep breath and hugged her sister back. “Thanks, Vicky, I needed that. I know I’m flipping out.”
    “You have reason to, but it’s going to be okay.” Vicky gave her sister an encouraging smile. “I have the fans on full blast in the banquet hall with all of the windows open. I’m sure that once the carpets have a few hours to dry out, it will be fine for dinner tonight.”
    “You’re right.” Sarah nodded. “I’m just a little extra tense after that exchange between Freida and Roman. We’ll have to make sure to keep them apart.”
    Vicky almost told her about what she had heard Freida saying, but she didn’t want to upset Sarah more.
    “Why don’t you go take a break for a bit? There’s nothing to do right now. I can keep an eye on the guests.” Vicky glanced into the lobby. Everything was quiet.
    “Okay, that’s a good idea. I’ll take a walk around the property.” As Sarah turned and walked away Vicky felt relieved that she was able to do something to ease Sarah’s mind. Her sister, though not much older than her, had always been more mature. She took responsibility for everything that needed to be done, or that went wrong. As a mother of two young boys she had her hands full at home too.

Chapter 6
    A half hour before dinner , Vicky went to check on the banquet hall. Before she could reach it, she was nearly run over by Monica. The woman who had been moving so slow early in the day was racing down the hallway. Vicky jumped out of the way just in time to avoid a collision. She narrowly missed backing into Trevor. When she turned around to apologize, he was already in the elevator so she continued towards Monica.
    “Monica!” Vicky exclaimed. “What are you doing?”
    “I’m so sorry, Vicky.” Monica stopped and turned to face Vicky. “I was trying to get to the front door before Freida Frans could.”
    “Why?” Vicky stared at her in disbelief.
    “Because she’s got her camera, and she was going to take pictures of Ida and Roman Blade.” She lowered her eyes shamefully. Vicky got the sense that there was a lot more to the story than she was sharing.
    “How does she even know that Aunt Ida is showing Roman around town?” Vicky asked, though she already had her suspicions.
    “You see, I was placing some fresh flowers in Freida’s room, as she requested. When I did, Freida started asking me a few questions about Roman’s room.” Monica grimaced. “I didn’t think it was a big deal since the rooms are practically identical. Then she asked me if he was there now.” She stopped talking.
    “Monica?” Vicky frowned. “Did you answer her?”
    “I did. I don’t know why, I guess I had just fallen into conversation with her, and I didn’t think about Roman’s privacy. I just told her that he had been out