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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

of the elevator.

“You’ve crossed the line!”

to slap me, I caught her wrist in

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

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

Maybach trailing my

was Bryant up

I’d let Margaret slap me without consequence, and now he

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

came

“Jane, you flatter yourself.”

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worried about me. He wanted to accompany me to the police station. This

feeling as though she’d slapped me hard across

Right. She was correct.

I had been deluding myself

didn’t even need to enter to

why

to the police

a

a cop led me

Christine.

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