Chapter $21

Jeremy had been AWOL the entire day

Cornelia had a full–blown panic attack. She paced nervously around her room, determined to track him down no matter what. She tried giving him a ning, but it was like trying to get blood out of a stone, no answer. So, she thought about calling his colleagues. But then, it dawned on her, that she didn’t have his colleagues digits.

She didn’t know squat about Jeremy. Even after being hitched for two years, she was still in the dark about his job….

Feeling like a fish out of water, Comelia thought of Marcus and Briana. These siblings knew Jeremy better than she did and might have contacts she needed After some pondering, she shot a message to Marcus: “Hey, President Hartley, sorry to bug you this late. You don’t happen to have Jeremy’s work buddies contact, do you?”

for a reply. But Marcus was like a ghost, no response.

decided to bite the

Hartley, sorry to be a pain and

other end was Dr. Dawson’s: “Comella, Marc’s swamped, hasn’t got time for your call. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to

this lead go cold: “Dr. Dawson, could you maybe ask him

Dawson replied: “Sorry! Marc’s off–limits, I can’t help you” And then she hung up

was off her game today. Feeling high and dry, Cornelia decided to give Brana a call. No answer the first time, but Briana picked up the second

like she just woke up: “Cornelia, what’s up?”

reach Jeremy all day, and I’m worried sick. Do you have his

are you saying you can’t

took their marriage seriously, he wouldn’t just ignore

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