I smiled.
“We’ll see.”
A little later, Fletcher arrived.
He examined the situation and approached Richard.
“I can arrange for a crew to remove one section safely. Then you can drive out.”
Richard looked toward me.
“Absolutely not. I’m not asking his permission to recover my own car.”
Instead, he began making phone calls.
Within hours, he’d located a specialized crane truck.
His plan was to lift the Mercedes over the concrete barrier and place it on the street.
When the enormous vehicle arrived that afternoon, neighbors began gathering.
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