Battered to Death (Daphne Martin Cake Mysteries) by Trent Gayle

Author:Trent, Gayle [Trent, Gayle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2013-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

13

I HAD NO need of Myra’s roast beef to get back to my house. When we opened the door, the little dog was gone. I hoped it had found its way back home. But if it had no home, it would make a terrific companion for Myra. Seriously. The two of them just needed to come to an understanding . . . get to know each other . . .

I fed Sparrow, and then I called Violet.

“What’s up?” she asked when she answered.

“I just wondered if Molly said anything to you about Alex’s dad today,” I said. “I think it’s great that her brother has taken such a strong role in the boy’s life, but no one mentioned his dad at all.”

“She didn’t say much,” Vi said. “When Jason met Chris, he thought Chris was Alex’s dad. Molly corrected the misassumption and then said, ‘Alex’s dad isn’t with us anymore.’ I don’t know if that means he’s dead or that he’s just not part of their lives.”

“Either way, it has to be tough,” I said. “I’m glad Molly has Chris in her life.”

“So am I. It’s a shame, though, that they live so far away from each other.”

“They do?” I asked. “I thought they were from the same town . . . maybe even lived together.”

“No,” Violet said. “While we were talking over lunch, we learned that Chris lives in a suburb of Atlanta, and Molly and Alex live in North Carolina. Chris had this weekend off and decided to come to the cake show with Molly and Alex.”

“I’m glad Alex got along so well with Leslie and Lucas,” I said. “I think they did him a lot of good, especially Leslie.”

“Yeah. She even managed to convince him to start baking again. Of course, he might’ve just been telling her that, but I hope not.”

“I hope not too. Molly said his personality really changed after he quit,” I said. “Well, I’d better hang up. I promised Steve Franklin I’d make some brownies and cupcakes for the Save-A-Buck and get them to him by the first of the week. Since Ben had to go back in to work, I thought I’d go ahead and get that job taken care of early.”

“I’ll let you get to it. If you have any that turn out ugly or get smooshed or anything . . . ”

“I’ll bring any rejects to you guys in the morning,” I finished for her. We both laughed.

After talking with Violet, I went into the kitchen, got out my favorite blue mixing bowl, and made a double batch of chocolate fudge brownies. While the brownies were in the oven, I went into my home office and booted up the computer. I checked my e-mail and website stats—visits were up considerably since I’d won the timed decorating competition!—and then I did a search for Chef Richards. I hoped to see for myself if there was any gossip about his having an affair with Fiona or anyone else. If not, maybe there was something about rivalries he might’ve had with other chefs.

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