Aroma Holiday by Renee George

Author:Renee George
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Renee George

Chapter

Twelve

Lorena brusquely shoved past her sisters. “Let me see the letter.”

Ezra’s arm went back and up as if he were playing a game of keep-away from his aunt.

“Calm down, Lorena.” Lynn grabbed her sister’s wrist. “This is Lettie’s to handle.”

A noise of disagreement escaped the eldest of the sisters. “That would be a first.”

Lettie, who trailed inside behind them, wore a forlorn expression that made me sorry for her. It had to be difficult finding out that your child was running away and the only goodbye was in the form of a letter.

“Is it handwritten?” Lorena asked. “Because if it’s typed, it could be a fake. I’ve watched enough Agatha Christie movies to know that you never trust a typed letter.”

“It’s handwritten,” Ezra said, throwing her a bone. Hopefully, not another mean one. “Aunt Lettie, do you want to read it?”

Lettie took her gloves off and set them on the kitchen counter. Her hand trembled as she nodded to Ezra and reached for the letter.

Rob closed the door to the apartment, and the living room instantly felt warmer. “That’s evidence,” he said.

“No, it isn’t,” Ezra told him. “Not yet. As far as the police are concerned, this letter doesn’t exist until after Aunt Lettie reads it. It’s addressed to her and Uncle Orsen.”

Rob paused for a moment, then acquiesced. “Fine, but once Lettie’s done, I’m taking it for processing.”

Ezra agreed. “Deal.” He gave the letter to Lettie. She walked over to the counter and took it out of the envelope. She made several heartbreaking sounds as she read through it. “Oh, Penny,” she sighed. “What have you done?”

Lynn strolled over to her sister and put her arm around her. “What’s it say?”

“She says she’s finally got enough money to get Kyle, and she’s going to get him, and they are going to give him the family he deserves. She doesn’t want me to look for her.” Lettie’s eyes watered with unshed tears. “She’s happy for the first time in a long time, and….” A barking sob erupted from the youngest sister’s throat. She put her hand to her mouth. “She loves me, but she wants me to let her go.”

Yikes. The letter sounded a little damning. Charity money gets stolen, and Penny writes a letter saying she finally has enough money to get her son and start over? It wasn’t a direct admission of guilt, but it could be interpreted that way.

“I’m sorry, Lettie, but I’m going to need that letter now,” Rob held out his hand palm up and did the gimme curl. “There’s enough in there for probable cause for a warrant.”

Lorena, who had moved to the other side of Lettie, snatched the letter from her sister’s hand. Lettie cried out in dismay, and she gasped when Lorena took a lighter from her pocket and lit the letter on fire.

“What are you doing?” Rob exclaimed. He rushed forward, but Lorena was faster than he calculated, and she was around the counter and at the sink before he could reach her.

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