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.

only to be confronted by

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

to slap me, I caught

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

strode away, my heart in turmoil over what could have

black Maybach trailing my car, adding to

Bryant up

without consequence, and now he was

his number, asking, “Why are

woman’s scoff came through

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

Chapter 58

“Bry is just worried about me. He wanted to accompany me to the police station.

though she’d slapped me hard

Right. She was correct.

just now; I had been deluding myself for the past

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

why

the police station in the

a license plate, was now

cop

Christine.

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