Raised by Wolves by Geonn Cannon

Author:Geonn Cannon
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781944591670
Publisher: Supposed Crimes
Published: 2019-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“You came to Seattle last Wednesday, a week before the disappearance was revealed. You and Eleanor took your mother to lunch at SkyCity?” Evelyn nodded. “Elizabeth and Preston both got solo meals to say goodbye. Was sharing your meal with Eleanor planned, or did you just happen to get into town at the same time?”

Evelyn waited for the waiter to walk away, having delivered her drink, before she answered. “Eleanor was already at the house when I showed up to let Mom know I was in town. Eleanor is the one who invited me to come with them. I thought it seemed a little rude to tag along on their personal time, but she insisted. I’m used to being treated as a package deal, it’s just that I’m usually tied to Elizabeth. It was a nice change of pace.”

“What did you talk about?”

Evelyn furrowed her brow. “Oh, boring stuff. Family history, things we wanted to get off our chest. Mom wanted to tell us she was proud of us all.” She stirred her straw around the ice cubes in her glass and took a moment to compose herself. “You know how it is, probably. A loved one passes away, you want to make sure you say things you won’t get another chance to say.”

Ari nodded. “But no one got carried away? No one was overly emotional?”

“Not at our dinner. Eleanor was distracted by work, of course. I was anxious because one meal at that damn restaurant could buy me groceries for a week, but hey. Mom was paying and she chose the venue, so what the hell. I think Elizabeth’s meal with her was a bit more contentious.”

“Is that a twin thing? You could sense she was emotional?”

Evelyn gave Ari a good-natured glare. “No, because their heart-to-heart happened at Chihuly and then they met us at Canlis. Ellie put on a good front, but she polished off an entire bottle of wine by herself. Usually she has one glass with dinner. I sort of got the feeling she planned to have some more when she got back to her hotel.”

“Your mother didn’t mention anything?”

“Nope. She was all smiles. It was me, Ellie, Eleanor, and Mom at the dinner. Ellie joined in the conversation. She wasn’t sulking. I only noticed the wine because... well, twin thing. It might not mean anything though. Mom and Ellie... let’s just say Ellie wasn’t Mom’s favorite, and the feeling was mutual.”

“Elizabeth didn’t mention anything about her final conversation with Vivian when we talked. She did tell me that Preston was the one who took the tapestry.”

Evelyn chuckled. “Yeah, they’ve never been fans of each other. Ellie thinks that Preston takes advantage of Mom. Took advantage of Mom... Even before that, when we were kids, Mom favored him. We were all Daddy’s girls and Preston was Mom’s favorite.” She pursed her lips. “I’m not sure how much of this I should tell you. It’s not really relevant to the tapestry. But it might help you understand why Elizabeth was so quick to point her finger at him.

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