Chapter 84

Austin revved up the engine of his Mercedes as he and Joy sped towards Crystal Cove Villas. Joy was on her cell, dialing Curtis’ number. The moment he picked up, she exploded.

“Curtis, you absolute scumbag, go to hell!”

Austin, who was behind the wheel, raised an eyebrow at the mention of the name. “Is that your friend’s husband, Curtis?”

Joy was too incensed to even acknowledge Austin’s question.

Curtis, having his morning ambushed with such vitriol, sounded unexpectedly calm and lethargic, “Okay, I will.”

“You just wait! I don’t have time

for your crap right now. Where’s Anne?”

The sound of a lighter flicking open and a cigarette being lit crackled through the phone, “She left.”

did she go?”

brimming with cigarette butts. Curtis leaned back in his chair, his

last time I talked to her, she was waiting for you, and now you’re telling me you don’t know?” Joy was so furious

yet you can still act so casual about it. Curtis, do

Curtis frown, getting

know. With no more words

grimly, “She’s

she might go. If we can’t find

Joy had a flash of insight, excitement pounding on her as

Joy rushed into the elevator the moment they arrived, with Austin trailing just a step behind, nearly getting trapped by the closing doors.

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on her door. She wrapped herself in a robe and shuffled from her bedroom to

“Leanne? Leanne?”

door, her face was a picture of confusion. “What are you doing

unblemished face looking as if she’d just been roused from a

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