Chapter 88

After they got in the car, Stella unscrewed her insulated bottle and handed it to

Briony. "Here, drink some warm water. With that injury on your head and another sleepless night behind you, your body's going to give out if you don't take care of yourself."

Briony kept her gaze down and shook her head slightly, almost as if talking to herself. "Where do you think my mom could've gone?"

Stella pressed her lips together, at a loss for an answer.

From the back seat, Gina suddenly slapped her thigh. "Why don't we just ask Attorney Wentworth?"

Stewart?

Stella turned to look at Gina. "Why would we talk to him?"

"We went to Attorney Wentworth's office together yesterday morning."

"What?" Stella was stunned. "Why didn't you mention this earlier?"

"You guys... never asked."

Briony looked over at Gina. "Why did my mom go to his office?”

Lockwood happened to be meeting with Attorney Wentworth, too. After a while, your mom told me to wait outside. I don't know what they talked

clenched her hands. "Star, let's go to

Stella started the car without

days had been hectic for Stewart-late

series, so with her schedule suddenly clear, she'd taken

a homemade breakfast. As she stepped out of her car, she caught sight of a white BMW parked by the curb. Rosita paused for a second, then looked away and strode gracefully into the building, heels clicking

on Stewart's office

fixed on the pages. Without looking up,

straight to his

at the intimidating stack of files, her brows drawing together. Her tone was gentle but carried a hint of reproach.

a

down in front of him. "Stewart, I know how much this case means to you, but you still need to eat and keep a

leave it there. I'll eat after I finish

files from his hands and nudged the breakfast closer.

in irritation as he finally looked up at

ever, but there was an unmistakable flicker of impatience in his dark eyes. Interruptions during work were his

files behind her back and tilting her chin up in mock defiance. "If you don't eat, I'm calling Irwin to tell

me to

mention of Irwin,

out a quiet sigh. "Fine.

breakfast and was just about to open it when there was a knock at

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