Secrets and Lies by Rachel Sinclair

Author:Rachel Sinclair [Sinclair, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tobann Publications
Published: 2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

I shook my head after Sargis left. It was so odd that he would stop in like that, and just dump these records on me.

But as I read the medical records, I suddenly knew what it was he was getting at.

I think.

Emma Jackson, according to these records, was suffering from pancreatic cancer.

I stared at the diagnosis sheet. I knew something about pancreatic cancer. Basically, it was a death sentence, and there was very little that could be done about it. Mainly it was because pancreatic cancer was considered to be what was called the “silent killer,” in that the typical person does not show symptoms of the disease until was way too far gone. The lifespan of the person diagnosed with pancreatic cancer was usually less than a year. Commonly, it was only a few months. That was the fate of a childhood friend of mine, who contracted the disease when she was only 33 years old. She was diagnosed in February and died in April. Her story was extremely common with people suffering from this disease.

And yet… David Taylor was planning his wedding with her. Her parents never said a word about her illness. David certainly never said a word about her illness, either. It seemed like that was something that they would have brought up to me, especially when I was asking about whether or not Ava had any health issues.

I tapped a pen on my desk, thinking about this. The answer was right there in these medical records.

It was there. But what was it? Emma was desperately sick. So what?

I got on the phone. I called Opal Jackson, and she picked up on the first ring.

“I was wondering if you would mind if I could speak with your other daughter, Emma. There’s a few questions I needed to ask her about what she knew about Ava and Silas. Do you think that would be possible to speak with her?”

Opal was quiet for a few minutes. She finally spoke. “I suppose that could be arranged. Do you want her to come into your office, or do you want to come and see her? She’s currently living with David. They live in a house on Ward Parkway, by the Country Club Plaza. I understand that your office is on the Country Club Plaza, so if you want to go visit her you certainly can, or she can come to you.”

I certainly was not going to tell Opal that I knew the truth about Emma’s health. If Opal knew that I knew the truth, then something told me that she would not be so accommodating. In fact, David and Ava’s parents were being far too accommodating about all of this. It seemed as if they were all bending over backwards to make sure that I was given information that I needed. They all but bent over backwards to tell me a story that was in lockstep with one another.

“That would be helpful if she could come to my office. Does she work? I mean, work outside the home.

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