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

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

attempted to slap me, I caught

preoccupied with Christine’s situation, Margaret’s drama was

her grip and strode away, my heart in turmoil

familiar black Maybach trailing my car, adding

up to

really think I’d let Margaret slap me without consequence,

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

woman’s scoff came through the

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

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sugary sweet. “Bry is just worried about me. He wanted to accompany

as though she’d slapped me hard

Right. She was correct.

wasn’t just now; I had been deluding myself

didn’t even need to enter to know what Christine

why

the police station

earlier, still without a license

cop

Christine.

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