Jezebel by Jacqueline Thomas

Author:Jacqueline Thomas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2008-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Traynor and Jessie Belle attended Elton’s funeral three days later.

They sat a few rows behind the Newman family. Jessie Belle noticed that there were a lot of female mourners in the congregation.

Apparently, Elton didn’t have a faithful bone in his body.

She sat listening to all the wonderful accolades being tossed out. He sure had a lot of people fooled, Jessie Belle decided.

When it was time to pay respects, Jessie Belle and Traynor walked up to the open casket.

She stood there silently gloating.

That’s what you get for trying to steal money from folk. What goes around, comes around.

Traynor took her hand and led her back to their seats.

They left the church when the service ended and went to the cemetery.

After witnessing several emotional goodbyes, Jessie Belle decided she’d had enough. She and Traynor got up to leave.

“I hate that I didn’t have the chance to get to know Elton more,” Traynor stated as they walked down the path toward the cars. “He sounded like a great man.”

Jessie Belle wanted to gag. He was anything but great as far as she was concerned. “Don’t forget that he was found in an apartment he was renting by a girl he was having an affair with. He wasn’t faithful to his wife. And Minnie’s so sweet.”

“We really don’t know what was going on.”

“Traynor, why did Elton have a secret apartment? Because he needed somewhere to take his women. I know he’s dead, but Elton Newman wasn’t the saint everyone was trying to make him out to be.”

“I’m sure they were just trying to be sensitive to his family’s feelings. Despite what he did—Elton’s family loved him.”

“You’re right,” Jessie Belle murmured. “But I feel bad for Minnie. She didn’t deserve to be married to a man like Elton. She’s so heartbroken.”

“With time, her pain is going to lessen,” Traynor stated. “I hope she’s forgiven him.”

“She will,” Jessie Belle replied. “Minnie loved that man. He was her whole life. I don’t know how the woman is going to function. That’s why I’ve been spending so much time with her. I feel it’s my Christian duty.”

Traynor assisted her into the car, then walked around to the other side and got in.

“Minnie is very lucky to have you, sweetheart.”

Jessie Belle settled back in her seat. “I think so, too. She’s got so many people coming out the woodwork wanting money. I don’t want her money. Minnie trusts me.”

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