Cake it to Heart (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 14) by Emma Ainsley

Author:Emma Ainsley [Ainsley, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2022-05-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Maggie continued to search through every directory she could think to look into for any shred of evidence of Wanda Reiss’s cake business. She turned to newspapers around Joplin, and then southern Missouri at large but found nothing.

When Brooks did not return her text, Ruby suggested reaching out to Brett. “It’s possible Myra has been arrested and Brooks is visiting her in the Morton County jail,” she said. “I don’t want to think that way, but I also don’t want to waste a lot of time wondering.”

“I agree.” Maggie stood and picked up her phone from the counter next to the sink. She opened her texting app and sent Brett a short message. He replied within seconds.

“Okay if I stop by?” he asked. “I’m two blocks away.”

“Of course,” she answered and set the phone down on the table. “We’re about to have a visitor. Brett is down the block.”

“Good timing,” Ruby said.

Maggie waited until she saw Brett’s car pull into her driveway and opened the door for him.

“Please tell me you have something cold to drink,” he said as he came in. “I swear these temperature changes are going to drive me crazy. I barely know how to dress.”

Maggie laughed at him as he removed his jacket. “We can have a lesson in layering clothing later, if you want.”

“I’ll get the drinks,” Ruby called from the kitchen. Maggie heard the sound of the water running into the coffee carafe.

“Brooks is in Morton County,” Brett said right away. “I haven’t heard anything about Myra yet, though.”

“Something weird is going on,” Maggie said. “Daisy McNorris stopped by here about an hour ago.”

“That’s one of the cake ladies, right?” Brett asked.

“She has called herself both Wanda Reiss’s business partner and her assistant,” Maggie said. “And she showed up here and just pushed her way inside. She started bawling about losing her best friend and then turned the waterworks off and demanded payment from me on Wanda’s behalf! Wanda never did a thing for Myra, and she kept her deposit.”

“I thought the whole reason Myra was in contact with this Daisy woman was because of Wanda flaking out on the wedding cake in the first place,” Brett said with a blank stare on his face.

“It is,” Maggie said. “Which is why none of what she said made any sense. It was utter nonsense and she spewed it out like she was testifying in front of a judge.”

“What else did she say, aside from demanding money from you?” he asked.

“Basically, she said she was going to send me an invoice for payment and that I better play ball with her or face her business partner, John Michael,” Maggie said.

“Wait. I thought you said she was partnered with Reiss,” Brett said.

“Now you’re starting to get it,” Maggie said. “The woman made zero sense.”

“I would say so,” Brett said. “What did you need with Brooks?”

“We were wondering how Myra came across Wanda in the first place,” Ruby said from the kitchen. “Our drinks are ready, by the way.

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