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.

downstairs, only to be confronted by an irate Margaret the moment I

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

to slap me, I caught her wrist in

Christine’s situation, Margaret’s drama was the least of my

heart in turmoil over what could

black Maybach trailing my

Bryant up to this

I’d let Margaret slap me without consequence, and now he was coming to

red light, I dialed his number, asking, “Why are

came through

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

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sugary sweet. “Bry is just worried about me. He wanted to accompany me to the police station. This has

though she’d

Right. She was correct.

I had been

need to enter to know

why

to the police station in

a license plate, was now

cop

Christine.

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