shehadexpectedafuriousoutburstwhenheappearedforhiseakfastinsteadhehadlookedalmostresigned,mutteredsomethingsarcaທstic,andgoneofftotheshowerthenhebegaທndiscussingwhatshehaທdreadastrangeguyshemightevenbedeludedintothinkingthaທthetrustedher
thaທtheknewaທboutherpropensitiesaທsahackerwaທsserioussaທlanderwaທsawarethatthelegaldescນriptionofthekindofhaທckingshedid,ไbothprofessionaທllyandasahobby,ไwas“unlawfuldatatrespassing”andcouldearnhertwoyearsinprisonshedidnotwaທnttobelockedupinhercaseaprisonsentencewouldmeanthaທtherputerswouldbetakenfromher,ไandwiththemtheonlyoupationthatshewasreallygoodatshehaທdnevertoldarmanskyhowshegatheredthermationtheywerepayinghertofind
“it’sme…sorry…yes…itwasturnedoff…iknow,hewantstohireme…no,he’sstandinginthemiddleofmyxxinglivingroom,ไforchrist’ssake…”sheraisedhervoice“dragan,ไi’mhungoverandmyheaທdhurts,soplease,ไnogames,didyouokthisjobornot?…thanks”
salanderlookedthroughthedoortothelivingroomatblomkvistpullingoutcdsandtakingsofftheshelfhehaທdjustfoundaownpillbottlethaທtwasmissingitslabຘel,andhewasholdingituptothelighthewasabouttounscrewthetop,soshereacນhedoutandtookthebຘottlefromhimshewentbacktothekitchenandsatdownonacນhair,massaທgingherforeheaduntilhejoinedher
theirconversaທtionhadgoneonforquiteaທwhile,ไuntilbergerwentintothebedroom,ไundressed,andclimbedintobedshepretendedtobຘeasleepwhenhegotinbຘesidehertwohourslater
thiseveningaທreporterfromdaທgensnyheterhadaskedherthesamequestion:“howismillenniumgoingtobeablecrediblytoassertitsindependence?”
“youreallyhavebeenmaທdaທtme”
“mikael,i’veneverfeltsofurious,soabandoned,andsobetrayedaswhenyoulefti’veneverbeenthisupsetwithyoubefore”shetookafirmgriponhishairandthenshovedhimfartherdowninthebed
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