Silver Linings by J A Whiting & Nell McCarthy

Author:J A Whiting & Nell McCarthy
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: J A Whiting Books and Whitemark Publishing
Published: 2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00

14

Edsel smiled when Hope ushered Cori into the bakery.

“My, my,” Edsel said. “Don’t you two look nice. You’re all dressed up for the wedding.”

“We’re just going to the reception,” Cori said.

“The reception,” Edsel corrected herself. “Well, you two will outshine the bride … which is never a good thing.”

“We will hardly outshine anyone,” Hope said. “But you’re very kind to say so.”

With Cori’s help, Hope managed to move the wedding cake from the cooler to the back of her SUV. She was tempted to put Cori in with the box, to keep it from toppling over, but that would leave Cori out of a seatbelt, and that would be dangerous.

So, Hope drove very, very slowly to the country club. She and Cori carried the cake to the ballroom, thankful that the club had an elevator. They unboxed and placed the cake in the center of a long table that held the two plates, two goblets, a knife, two forks, and two of everything the bride and groom would need. Everything was silver and shiny, the way the wedding planner wanted it.

“The cake is absolutely perfect,” the wedding planner gushed. She was about Hope’s age but thinner and wearing black-rimmed glasses that made her look bookish. In a tan dress, the wedding planner was not going to turn heads, which was her intent. Wedding planners who stole the show didn’t get a lot of work, no matter how successful the wedding was. Would-be brides and their mothers hired the wedding planner to remain in the background.

“I have to get back to the church,” the wedding planner said. “You can never trust the photographer or videographer to do their jobs right. They’ll probably get the scaffolding in the background, which would ruin everything.”

“Scaffolds?” Hope asked.

“The church is scheduled for a refurbishment, and there are stacks of scaffolds in the side chapel. The wedding is the last event scheduled, and the bride’s mother is the only reason the church is still open. You’ve met her, so you understand. Hang around, get something to drink. Everyone will arrive within the hour.”

Hope thought that if the wedding planner couldn’t trust the people she hired, then the wedding planner needed to hire other people. Still, Hope and Cori grabbed two soft drinks and sat at a table in the rear. Waiting wasn’t Hope’s strong suit. Cori was better off, as she had brought her phone.

“What is happening in the twitter world?” Hope asked.

“You should join it and find out,” Cori answered.

“No, thanks. You can tell me what I need to know.”

Cori made a face. “Well, in the twitter world, there is some talk about Dad.”

Hope’s smile faded. “There is? What does it say?”

“Well, it’s not an it. It’s a reporter back in Ohio, who said the accident looks suspicious.”

“Suspicious, how?”

Cori rolled her eyes and handed over her phone. “Why don’t you read it. I have to use the restroom.”

Hope took the phone and frowned at the tiny print. How could Cori read this? She stared and read, and what she read made her stomach clench.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.