Purrfect Murder by Louise Lynn

Author:Louise Lynn [Lynn, Louise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-31T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Hazel thought Simone was headed straight to Paul, but at the last moment, the woman swerved and made right for the buffet tables.

Her heart throbbed in her chest as she approached. She wiped her sweaty palms on her dress and hoped it didn't leave some sort of stain that Celia would complain about later. There was a reason she didn't like to dress up, and this was part of it.

Plus, the dress had no pockets. She needed pockets in a moment like this.

Simone didn't seem to notice her, though the younger woman's eyes flitted over the table and she grabbed two glasses of champagne, one in each fist. She drank one without stopping to take a breath.

Hazel raised an eyebrow. "Simone, I'm surprised to see you here." She tried to keep her voice as kind as possible. She was the person who argued with Sara Barkley before she drowned. And she was one of the two people in the room when Dirk was shot.

Probably not a coincidence.

Simone stiffened and took a long gulp of her second glass of champagne before answering. "I couldn't stay in that house. Too big, empty and cold, and I don't know how to light the fireplace. He couldn't go and have an easy electric heater put in. No. Instead he put in some stupid thing that needs logs and fire."

If she was so cold, why was she prancing around in an outfit like that? Hazel kept that thought to herself. "I'm sure someone would show you how to work it. Perhaps Tommy Kholi or maybe Giorgio Vincente?"

Simone snorted and finished the second glass of champagne. "Tommy wouldn't know how to do it. He's practically useless at everything, except for losing money. And Giorgio doesn't want to help me. He just wants to buy the place. Which he might be able to do now that Dirk . . ." her voice broke and she let out a few sobs, though only a singular tear rolled out of her eye.

What Sheriff Cross said was right. She was pretending to be upset. But Hazel didn't think she was pretending to be frightened. She was too stiff and kept glancing around like she expected to see someone.

"You stayed at the lodge then?" Hazel asked and picked up a glass of champagne herself though she didn't drink it.

Simone nodded and dabbed her eye with a napkin. "At least there's room service here. And people. I can't be alone right now, not after what happened. What are you doing here? Can't believe you're not in jail," she said though her voice held little heat.

Hazel swallowed a lump in her throat. "I’m terribly sorry about what happened, but I don't see how any of it's my fault. I wasn't even in the room."

Simone flipped her hair over her shoulder and her dress shimmered in the golden light. Hazel noticed several people eyeing her curiously, and a few of the men leering. She pursed her lips. "Not your fault? Why did you

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