Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 58

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.

crossed the

me, I caught her wrist in

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

off her grip and strode away, my heart in turmoil over

it was, that familiar black Maybach trailing my car,

was Bryant up to

let Margaret slap me without consequence, and

light, I dialed his number,

came through the

you flatter yourself.”

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sweet. “Bry is just worried about me. He wanted to accompany me to the police station. This has nothing to

though she’d slapped me hard across

was correct.

now; I had been deluding myself for

even need

why

why Margaret had come to the police station in the dead

license plate, was now a wreck, almost reduced to scrap metal.

led me

Christine.

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