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

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

she attempted to slap me, I caught

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

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

Maybach trailing my car, adding to my

was Bryant up to this

let Margaret slap me without consequence, and now

his number, asking, “Why are

came through

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

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wanted to accompany me to the police station. This has nothing to do

paused, feeling as though she’d slapped me hard across

Right. She was correct.

just now; I had been deluding myself for the

police station, I didn’t even need to enter

why

to the police station

the Ferguson Group earlier, still without a license plate, was now a wreck,

a cop

Christine.

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