beyourfriend.IfyoucanstandtohaveanythingmoretodowiththeVangerfamily.Bestregards,Harriet
P.S.IunderstoodfromErikathatyou’replanningtotackleWennerstr?magain.DirchFrodetoldmehowHenrikpulledaswiftyonyou,astheysayinAustralia.WhatcanIsay?I’msorry.Ifthere’sanythingIcando,letmeknow.
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HiHarriet.IleftHedebyinabighurryandamnowworkingonwhatIreallyshouldhavebeenspendingmytimeonthisyear.You’llbeadvisedinplentyoftimebeforethearticlegoestopress,butIthinkIcansaythattheproblemsofthepastyearwillsoonbeover.
IhopeyouandErikawillbefriends,and,ofcourse,IhavenoproblemwithyoubeingonMillennium’sboard.I’lltellErikaaboutwhathappened,ifyouthinkthat’swise.Henrikwantedmenevertosayanythingtoanyone.Let’ssee,butrightnowIdon’thavethetimeortheenergyandIneedalittledistancefirst.
Let’skeepintouch.Best/Mikael
SalanderwasnotespeciallyinterestedinwhatMikaelwaswriting.ShelookedupfromherwhenBlomkvistsaidsomething,butatfirstshecouldnotmakeitout.
“Sorry.Iwastalkingaloud.Isaidthatthisishorrible.”
“What’shorrible?”
“Wennerstr?mhadanaffairwithatwenty-two-year-oldwaitressandhegotherpregnant.Haveyoureadhiscorrespondencewithhislawyer?”
“MydearMikael—youhavetenyearsofcorrespondence,emails,agreements,travelarrangements,andGodknowswhatonthatharddrive.Idon’tfindWennerstr?msofascinatingthatI’dcramsixgigsofgarbageintomyhead.Ireadthroughafractionofit,mostlytosatisfymycuriosity,andthatwasenoughtotellmethathe’sagangster.”
“OK.Hegotherpregnantin1997.Whenshewantedpensation,hislawyergotsomeootrytoconvincehertohaveanabortion.Iassumetheintentionwastoofferherasumofmoney,butshewasn’tinterested.ThenthepersuadingendedupwiththeheavyholdingherunderwaterinabathuntilsheagreedtoleaveWennerstr?minpeace.AndWennerstr?m’sidiotwritesallthistothelawyerinanemail—ofcourseencrypted,butevenso…Itdoesn’tsaymuchfortheIQofthisbunch.”
“Whathappenedtothegirl?”
“Shehadanabortion,andWennerstr?mwaspleased.”
Salandersaidnothingfortenminutes.Hereye