Swept Up Secrets: Clean Sweep Cozy Mystery Series (Clean Sweep Cozy Mysteries Book 5) by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2024-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

The rest of their lunch was fairly uneventful. Jane wasn’t sure what Evan was hiding and why, but that didn’t matter to her. He could have his secrets if they didn’t affect Tyson and Libby. They weren’t together anymore, and she had no say over what he did and why. Technically, she didn’t have a say over how he dealt with their children, either, but she would fiercely defend them if she felt they needed it.

Besides, maybe it was better for her to not know. Did she really want to learn he’d gone off to a beach somewhere and partied with a bunch of women? Or if he’d become a regular at some bar she’d never heard of in some distant town? She didn’t think knowing would help things. Maybe it was better for her sanity if he kept that sort of thing to himself.

When Jane left the restaurant, she sat in her car and watched Evan walk to a small, older compact car before driving away. She watched the blue top of the car for as long as she could before she lost it in traffic.

She was staring after it when her phone began to ring. Distantly, she dug for her phone and answered.

“Ms. Barrow,” the low voice on the other end stated. “This is Justin McCormick.”

Jane completely forgot about her ex-husband then. “Yes, how can I help you?” she asked.

“I have it on good authority that Shawn Jenkins was at my job site today while I was at lunch. I kind of thought that was a little suspicious.”

Jane had to admit that he was right. “What was he doing there?”

“I didn’t ask because I didn’t want to raise too much attention to it. But if you wanted to come back and talk to the guy he was supposedly visiting, I’d be inclined to let you.”

Jane didn’t like how he had framed his sentence. She wasn’t a fan of when men told her they would “let” her do anything. “I see. Well, I was just coming back from my own lunch, and I’m finished for the day. I could head over there now if you’d like. It might take me thirty minutes or so, depending on traffic.”

“Perfect,” he said. “See you soon.” The dial tone let her know he’d hung up.

Jane lowered her phone to the cup holder in the center console of her car. She’d planned to go home and get ready for Evan’s visit, but it seemed she had at least one stop to make before she could head home.

*****

Jane slipped between the fence just as Justin McCormick spotted her. He walked toward her, a grim look on his face.

“Everything okay?” she asked.

He gave a curt nod. “So far, but now I’m going to be on high alert. If something happens…” he let his sentence trail off.

“I’m sure it’s going to be fine,” she said, but she’d been wondering the same thing. She’d been inclined to think that Shawn Jenkins was innocent, but what was he

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.