Chapter 78

"That's right. I haven't seen her, so I'm not sure what's happened. She spent the afternoon in the study—I didn't see her come out at all." Timothy glanced around the study, his eyes shadowed with concern.

Ines was still here, and as host, he couldn't afford to neglect his guest.

Jessica's situation could wait.

He told Mabel to search the house and then went to invite Ines to dinner.

Ines took the seat opposite him at the table. Timothy's sharp features were set in an unreadable expression as he looked over the dishes. He recognized them instantly-takeout from The Silverthread Eatery.

"Mr. Lawson, is your wife not home?" Ines asked, her tone gentle.

Timothy lifted his gaze. "She's usually here. Perhaps she stepped out for a walk."

He'd had the staff keep an eye on things; she wasn't likely to have left the property. Most likely, she was somewhere in the house and Mabel would find her

soon.

should call her? Invite her down

"Of course."

number-still hadn't unblocked him. That afternoon, he'd resorted to texting her

been at odds

let outsiders see evidence of

forgets to charge it. Why don't we

house. Wouldn't it be inappropriate not to wait for

her own schedule. She'll join us later. If we wait any

had inherited Jessica's

was six-born soon after the wedding. That suggested their

protected his

enough for Timothy. He must have cared for her deeply,

read too much into things. Perhaps Timothy simply

"Alright, let's eat while

Mabel had searched every room in the house, but there was no sign of Jessica. As she returned downstairs, she saw Timothy and his guest chatting amiably. She didn't

all that worried

Sigh...

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