Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien

Author:Vivien Chien
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

CHAPTER

20

“Lana, darling!” Donna exclaimed as she descended the stairs and I came into view. “What on earth are you doing here? I hope I haven’t kept you waiting long.”

It was the first time in days that I had seen her resembling her old self. She was dressed in a beige Donna Karan skirt suit and matching heels. Her hair was done in the customary French bun she preferred, and her makeup was flawless as ever.

When Bryce realized it was me, he shrank back a little as if he hoped to meld into the wall of the hallway. But we both knew that wasn’t going to happen. He was holding a medium-sized packing box. He appeared sheepish and I was more than curious—and suspicious—as to why he’d made a personal visit to Donna. Didn’t these people send invoices?

I smiled pleasantly, fixing my eyes on Bryce. “Not at all. I wanted to stop by and go over some details with you on our project.”

Donna’s face lit up. “Oh well, that’s wonderful.” She turned to Bryce. “Is there anything more I can help you with?”

“No, this helps a lot.” He held up the box. “And thanks for the check.”

“Of course. After all, you need to be paid for your services. I’m only sorry it took me this long.”

He glanced at me. “Not a problem. I know you have a lot going on.”

They said their goodbyes in the foyer and I kept my place in the threshold to the sitting room. “It’s nice to see you again, Bryce,” I said.

He looked over his shoulder and gave me a nod. “Yeah, you too.”

Donna shut the door as he stepped out onto the stoop and turned around, clasping her hands together in excitement. “Okay, what do you have for me? Some good news would be wonderful right about now.”

“What was he doing here?” I asked.

“Oh, let me just tell you he is the sweetest young man.” She joined me at the threshold and ushered me back into the sitting room. “He was Alice’s fiancé and wanted some of her personal items as a memento. I didn’t know what to do with them, and since the police had already gone through her things, I figured I’d give them to him.”

“What?” I didn’t even bother hiding my surprise. “He was Alice’s fiancé?”

“Yes, I was just as surprised as you, my dear. She never mentioned it to me. Perhaps she just wanted to keep things professional.”

“And you don’t find any of this odd?” I asked.

“Well, no. Why would I?”

I told her about my meeting with Bryce and how he had been more than reluctant to admit that he had any involvement with Alice at all.

Donna took in the information but did not react as I expected her to. “My dear, I can tell you after talking with him that there is no way he would even be a suspect. He truly loved that girl, and there isn’t a violent bone in his body.”

I was incredulous. In all the years I had known Donna Feng, I had never taken her for a sucker.

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