Molly Dox - Annie Addison 03 - High Anxiety Dye Job by Molly Dox

Author:Molly Dox [Dox, Molly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Beauty Shop Owner - New Jersey
Publisher: Molly Dox
Published: 2014-08-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Chief Wylie’s voice carried through the shopping complex. Annie came out of her shop, to see what the commotion was about.

“Let me repeat this one more time. I was in love with Sharon Millbourne. I’d never kill her.” His voice echoed off of a microphone a newscaster held up. Speakers were set up nearby.

What was going on? It was almost like he’d called a news conference. When did this all happen? Annie was left scratching her head. It was one of the most public places that people gathered during the busier season. Off-season, there weren’t a lot of people around.

The mayor was present, apparently at the chief’s request. Mayor Millbourne rushed the police chief like an irate bull, ready to take him down. Someone stepped in from behind and blocked him, holding him to the side.

“I’ll see you dead,” the mayor yelled out.

The police chief continued. His face was red. He didn’t want to be doing this. So why was he? “We’ve been having an affair. I fell in love. We were planning on being together. I’d never hurt her.”

Gretchen watched, her jaw dropping, only her reaction wasn’t quite as thwarted. As the wife being cheated on, she was almost measured. Annie found it odd, the different reactions. It’s as if the affair was news to the mayor, but not to Gretchen.

“I’ll kill you,” the mayor shot out again. He struggled against the hands holding him in place.

Public humiliation. It’s what the blackmailer demanded. Only it turned into so much more. Gretchen walked up to her husband and slapped him in front of the camera crew. “How could you?” She seethed under her breath, between clenched teeth. It was all for show. She was in love with Mayor Millbourne. She found her way over to Jeff Millbourne to try and calm him down. She turned to the news crew. “He can’t even protect me. I was blackmailed and I had to go to someone else for help. What kind of police chief is that?”

“Is this true?” The news crew jumped on the story.

“You were blackmailed?” He stared at his wife, incredulously. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

It all played out on the cameras. Was this what the blackmailer wanted?

Annie went back to her shop, her mouth agape after all the mud-slinging went back and forth. Grateful to not be involved in this situation, she locked the door behind her. Her last client had already left. She was only waiting on Jamie, her co-worker and employee, but she’d come through the backdoor. They were going to sit and brainstorm ways to drum up business. Summer couldn’t come soon enough.

Annie played back all of the reactions in her mind. Each was very specific. On the beach, Mayor Millbourne seemed indifferent, but not today. Was it his pride, hearing another man had his wife, or was it something else? He said he’d kill the chief. Had he killed before?

Jamie slipped in the back door. “What’s going on out there? I saw a news van.

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