Chapter 219

As soon as she left, Kane naturally followed.

Sallie had originally wanted to complain to Larkin about Vince, but by the time the party was winding down, her initial anger had mostly faded. With little interest left in tattling, she simply said her goodbyes to Larkin as she noticed guests beginning to trickle out.

Of their close-knit circle, only Yates remained, standing with Vince, the two of them nursing drinks.

"Your old man seems to have taken quite a liking to Timothy's wife," Yates remarked, curiosity glinting in his eyes.

They'd all grown up together, so they knew each other's quirks and family histories well enough. Vince stepping in to help Jessica made sense-it was mostly just to humor Timothy. But Larkin's involvement was harder to figure out.

Vince chuckled. "Jessica's his first love's granddaughter."

and so did their childhood gang. Word was, his first love had been a master of traditional crafts, so after

clinked glasses with Vince, grinning. "Small world,

little sister-after all these years, there's still no sign of

look? With all the information

"Let's hope so."

Whisper Estates, but

the kind of comfort that came with early autumn. He settled into the gazebo and lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around

could quite tell

voice was calm and even. “It's late. Why aren't

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