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

to slap me, I caught

preoccupied with Christine’s situation, Margaret’s drama was the least of my worries.

grip and strode away, my heart in turmoil over what could have

Maybach trailing my

was Bryant up to this

me without consequence, and

I dialed his number,

came through the

flatter yourself.”

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me. He wanted

slapped me hard across the

She was correct.

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

I didn’t even need to

why

why Margaret had come to the police station

at the Ferguson Group earlier, still without a license plate,

led

Christine.

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