Chapter 171
As they reached the Quinns residence, Derek pulled the car to a stop without looking at her. He barely waited for her to unbuckle her seatbelt before unlocking the doors. His gaze remained fixed forward, expression unreadable.
"Thank you, Derek," Sandra said, her voice low, hoping he would soften.
But Derek didn't respond. Instead, he turned his face away from her and waited. She opened the door, pausing as though she expected him to say something, anything but he only stared straight ahead. With a frustrated sigh, Sandra climbed out of the car and closed the door. The moment it shut, Derek drove away, leaving Sandra staring after him in the dim light of the front porch.
As he pulled away from the house, Derek felt a wave of relief wash over him. She was finally out of the car, and he could breathe again.
He reached for his phone, dialing Evelyn's number as he turned onto the empty street leading back toward Rayna's bakery.
The phone rang twice before Evelyn picked up, her voice a little calm and warm. "D? Has she left?" Evelyn asked as she excused herself from the group of ladies she had been chatting with.
"Yeah, I dropped her off,' he said, feeling a smile tug at the corner of his lips as he thought about the exchange between Evelyn and Sandra at the bakery. "You handled her really well earlier, by the way. That was impressive."
Evelyn chuckled softly. "I was just hoping I didn't go too far and embarrass you."
Derek's smile softened. "Oh, trust me, I had fun. Honestly, I was probably just as entertained as everyone else in there. You were fire."
too... but I don't know, I feel a bit
was already tense, and he didn't want to add to her anxiety. "Hey, don't worry. I'm not going
paused before adding, "By the way, do you know why
kept his tone calm. "It wasn't exactly Michael. The call was part of Sandra's plan. She told the hitman to call from Michael's phone to make it look like he was the last person you heard from before you... disappeared." Evelyn shuddered involuntarily and took a slow breath, processing his words. "I have to admit, Sandra is disturbingly thorough with her
you know when I'm done. And actually, I have something to tell you," Evelyn said, her voice laced with a hint of
it?" Derek asked,
when I see you," she said with a small
to tell me now. Now I'm dying to know. Can you give me a hint?" Is it something good or bad?" He asked, wondering if it had anything to do with her behavior at home earlier. She chuckled
can't tell you now. It's not really a conversation for over the phone. You'll understand
me wondering." He laughed, shaking his head. "What if I just pop in there and pretend
wouldn't make any sense at all. You can wait a little while. I'll be out
soon is soon?" Derek asked, a hint of impatience in
sounding a bit hesitant as though she
echoed, pretending to sound
I've been on the phone
me the truth-is any of the guys flirting with you in there?" Derek asked
must think everyone is
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