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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 an irate Margaret the

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

to slap me, I

mind was preoccupied with Christine’s situation, Margaret’s drama was the least of my worries.

and strode away, my heart in turmoil over what

Maybach trailing my

up to this

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

dialed his number, asking, “Why are

scoff came

“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 nothing to do with

as though she’d slapped me hard

Right. She was correct.

had been deluding

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

why

had come to the

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

cop led me

Christine.

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