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.

to be confronted by an irate Margaret the moment I stepped

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

slap me,

drama was the least of my worries. “Get lost!”

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

Maybach trailing my car,

Bryant up

without consequence, and now he

red light, I dialed his number,

scoff came through the

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

Chapter 58

He wanted to accompany me to the

though she’d slapped me

Right. She was correct.

had been

the police station, I didn’t even need to enter to know what Christine had

why

why Margaret had come to the police station in the

still without a license

a cop led

Christine.

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