Chapter 58

Now, with him making this simple request, I had no reason to refuse.

Bryant and I were already living separately anyway. A divorce paper was just a formality to make the separation clearer, nothing urgent.

Besides, Timothy’s eightieth birthday was just a month away. It would be here before we

knew it.

Gary walked me out of the study.

“Mr. Ferguson is just looking out for you and the young master, hoping you’d take some more time to think things over,” he said gently.

I was about to respond when my phone buzzed with a call.

An unknown landline number.

“Hello, is this a family member of Christine Jackson?”

“Yes, speaking.”

“We’re calling from the RiverCity Police Department. Could you come down here as soon as possible?”

Panic set in before I could even ask for details, and the line went dead.

I rushed downstairs, only to be confronted by an irate Margaret the moment I stepped out

of the elevator.

the line!”

I

was preoccupied with Christine’s situation, Margaret’s drama was the least of my worries. “Get lost!”

grip and strode away, my heart in turmoil over

was, that familiar black Maybach trailing

Bryant up

me without consequence, and

a red light, I dialed his number, asking,

woman’s scoff came through the speaker.

you flatter yourself.”

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sweet. “Bry is just worried about me. He wanted to accompany me to the police station.

paused, feeling as though she’d slapped me

She was

wasn’t just now; I had been deluding myself for the past three

even need to enter to know what Christine

why

Margaret had come to the police station in the dead of

license plate, was

led me

Christine.

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