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.

by an

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

me, I caught

drama was the least of my

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

there it was, that familiar black Maybach trailing my car, adding to

was Bryant up to

let Margaret slap me without consequence, and now he

dialed his number, asking, “Why are you

woman’s scoff came

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

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wanted to accompany me to the police station. This

as though she’d slapped me hard across

Right. She was correct.

I had been

even need to

why

the

Panamera parked at the Ferguson Group earlier, still without a license plate,

a cop led

Christine.

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