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

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

attempted to slap me,

mind was preoccupied with Christine’s situation, Margaret’s drama was the least of my worries. “Get lost!”

off her grip and strode away, my heart

it was, that familiar black Maybach

was Bryant up

slap me without consequence, and now he

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

came through the

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

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

paused, feeling as though she’d slapped

Right. She was correct.

I had been deluding myself

I didn’t even need to enter

why

come to the police

Group earlier, still without a license plate,

cop

Christine.

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