Barely Breathing by Ancelli

Author:Ancelli [Ancelli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ancelli
Published: 2013-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

John met Jerome for lunch at a little deli shop near the law firm. Though Jerome had called earlier that day and told him he had news, John couldn’t take any more surprises, and he didn’t want to talk about Amy.

He entered the deli and saw Jerome in the back corner. He walked up to him and patted him on the back, then sat in front of him. “What’s up?” he asked.

“Damn, man, it’s like that now?” Jerome arched a brow.

“Sorry, man. It’s been a long morning.” He flagged down the waiter and ordered.

Jerome took a sip of his water. “John, I have some information.”

“About?”

The waiter brought back his drink.

“I never stopped the investigation on Ashley Delgado.”

He stared at his friend. “You’re the one that told me to leave it alone, for her own good.”

“I know, but there was something about this case that bothered me. I just couldn’t leave it, but now I wish I had.”

John observed his friend as he opened an envelope.

“After you told me the birth date of Ashley’s daughter, I searched several hospitals in the area where Terrell Williams lived before he got sent to jail.”

“Why?”

“With the birth certificate, I could find out more about her. Those records aren’t sealed.”

The waiter came over with their sandwiches and excused himself.

“I obtained a copy of the birth certificate.” He passed him a stiff sheet of embossed paper. “And as you can tell on there, a Delgado had a baby, but it wasn’t Ashley.”

John read the certificate over and over.

“Sarah Delgado gave birth to a baby girl named Carolyn Delgado, and the father is listed as unknown.”

“Ashley isn’t her mother.” He just stared at the paper. “According to this, the baby’s mother was only sixteen. Is she still looking for her daughter?”

“No, I did some more digging, and found out Sarah died in a house fire. The same fire Terrell was accused of setting. All charges were dropped on that case.”

John remembered that when they’d been stranded in the cabin, she’d mentioned Terrell had tried to kill her by setting the house on fire. She’d said she could still smell the smoke, see the flames, and hear the screams.

“Sarah was Ashley’s baby sister,” Jerome said.

Losing his appetite, he pushed his plate away. “She was there when her sister died.”

“According to my sources, after her sister died, Ashley disappeared with Sarah’s daughter.” He took a bite from his sandwich. “No one has seen or heard from her since.”

“What else did you find out?”

“I’m sorry, man, but her file is sealed.”

“So how did you find out all of this?”

“I went to her old neighborhood and spoke to some neighbors that still lived there. One more thing, John. She was a cop before she got suspended from the force.”

John arched a brow. He hadn’t been expecting that. “A cop.” He remembered the scar on her pelvis, her moves when she’d punched Charles, and at the gun range, she’d been the one to teach him how to shoot. How had he missed all of that?

“Yes, that’s why her files are sealed.

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