Delivering Justice by Barb Han

Author:Barb Han [Han, Barb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Do you think it’s possible what Elijah said is true?” Jessica asked. The Louisiana humidity made it difficult to breathe.

“That your sister was having an affair with Ashton?” Tyler navigated the limo onto the highway.

“She had a new man in her life and she refused to tell me who he was,” she said, tapping on the dashboard.

“Makes for a good story. Your sister is having an affair with a wealthy man. Tries to get him to leave his wife but he won’t. She steals his wife’s family heirloom for revenge,” he said.

“When you put it like that, it sounds like something on a TV crime show.”

“Exactly. And it sums everything up nicely except the part where your sister’s not a thief,” he said, and then glanced over at her. “You haven’t changed your mind, have you?”

She hesitated. “Not really. I know my sister. But then I wouldn’t have believed that she was involved with a married man, and yet she is.”

“True.” There was no conviction in his voice. “She may not have known he was married when she met him.”

Good point. For all her social climbing, she was still a small-town girl at heart. A sophisticated liar could pull the wool over Jenn’s eyes.

“Also, in the last message she said not to believe what Milton would say about her. Maybe the same holds true for Elijah. I think we need to talk to your sister before we jump to any conclusions,” he said.

“What do you think the name Big Beau really means?” Jessica asked.

“He could’ve been throwing the name out to get a reaction from you,” Tyler said.

“A reaction from my sister,” she clarified. “Or so he thought at the time.”

“My bet is that Big Beau is an actual person,” Tyler said. “We’ll start there. The only other clue we have is the bayou.”

“I still don’t know if that’s significant.” She couldn’t help the desperation in her voice.

“Milton’s still out there somewhere, most likely looking for you,” he said. “It would help if we knew what your sister had been doing and where she’d been leading up to this. Does Jenn keep a diary or journal?”

“No. She’s not really the type to actually write anything down. Her cell phone is a different story. If we could find that then we’d get more of the picture of what’s going on. She and her cell are inseparable.” Jessica pinched the bridge of her nose to stave off a headache. “Where to next?”

“We need to find a good place to hide this limo and get back to our hotel to clean up and figure out our next move.” Tyler pulled a business card out of his pocket. He handed the card and his cell to Jessica, temporarily steering with his left hand.

Annabeth Malloy, the hotel manager?

“Call her number and put the phone on speaker,” he instructed.

A few seconds later the familiar voice was on the line.

“This is Tyler O’Brien—”

“Of course, Mr. O’Brien, how can I help you?”

“I’d like to enter through the service door.

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