HEMMED: Gray Wolf Security: Book Nine by Mary Kennedy

Author:Mary Kennedy [Kennedy, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-29T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Craig was turned over to the authorities, where he would face charges for murder, as well as a number of other things. Considering he was still married to Nelly, she would get the house in the Garden District, as well as any of his assets.

“Sell the house,” she said to Kari, shaking her head. “I don’t ever want to go inside that place again. The assets, I don’t know. I don’t want to touch anything that he earned from working for this man, Krauss.”

“We’ll try to figure out what was legitimate and what wasn’t,” said Kari.

They were seated outside a small café in the uptown area of New Orleans. It was hot, but there was a hint of fall breeze in the air and that seemed to make it okay. When two women started walking toward them on the street, Nelly groaned.

“Are you okay?” asked Georgie.

“No. These two women coming toward us were two of the wives at the party where I was humiliated. They actually laughed at me.”

“Well, this should be fun,” smirked Kari.

“Nelly,” said one of the women, clearing her throat. Kari was ready to pounce and have a little fun, but when the woman seemed to be showing some compassion and humility, she held back for a moment. “Nelly, we’re so sorry to hear about Craig and Thurston.”

“Are you, Trisha?” the woman stood tight-lipped, not saying anything. “It’s funny that you have compassion and empathy for a couple of lying, cheating, stealing, disgusting pair of perverts, but you both thought the worst of me.”

“That’s not fair, Nelly,” said the other woman. “I mean, you have to understand how it looked.”

“How did it look?” asked Georgie. The two women stared at her. “Oh, I’m Georgianna Robicheaux. One of her attorneys, so I’d be very careful what you say.”

“I-I just meant that it looked as though you intentionally did those videos.”

“No, it didn’t,” said Nelly. “I was the one who always dressed conservatively at those parties. I was the one who was shy, removed from all of you. I was the one who rarely took a drink. I never ever gave anyone the impression that I would do anything like that intentionally. Ever!

“You and your friends were the skimpily clad, hooker-heel-wearing, drunken-mess women. Not me. Yet you automatically wanted to crucify me.”

“Look, Nelly, you weren’t part of our college crowd. We didn’t really know you.”

“Thank God,” she laughed.

“I couldn’t agree more with that,” said Kari. “I’d say you dodged the bullet not having these two in your circle. Ladies, I believe you’ve said enough. We know what kind of character witnesses you would be, but fortunately, Nelly won’t need that.”

“We are sorry, Nelly. In spite of what you might think, we are. It won’t change anything, but just so you know, Craig and Thurst had us on video as well. We had to keep our mouths shut and not say anything. I’m glad they’re gone.”

The two women walked away, and Nelly could only shake her head.

“I will never understand ‘mean girls,’” she said with a sad expression.

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