Sprinkled in Malice by Catherine Bruns

Author:Catherine Bruns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, romantic comedy, womens fiction, recipe, women sleuths, humorous mystery, culinary mystery, bakery mystery
Publisher: Gemma

CHAPTER TWELVE

"Okay, so I was wrong," Josie admitted as we watched the SUV speed away. "We found out more than I thought. So where to begin? Curtis hated his brother's guts and may have been dating his ex-wife. Trevor stole money from his sister and, from what Morgan said, knew his life was in danger and was planning to leave town. It makes sense that he was taking money and materials from Mike's business to profit himself and that David Webb guy. Trevor Parks was one busy guy."

We were sitting in Josie's minivan, still pointed in the direction of the funeral home parking lot. The past couple of days had caught up with me, and I could barely manage to stay awake. "Maybe I should go back to the hospital." My grandmother had called a little while earlier saying that she was leaving and Mike would be alone. Shortly afterward, Johnny had texted to say that he was stopping by to see Mike. Maybe he could lift his spirits. My heart ached when I thought of him lying in that hospital bed alone, feeling betrayed. I'd asked Mike if he wanted me to come back, but he hadn't responded yet. Hopefully that meant he was sleeping.

"Sure. I'll take you back to the bakery to get your car." Josie had started to put the van into drive when the front doors of the funeral home opened and a petite woman hurried down the steps. Josie nudged me in the side. "Who do you think that is?"

The woman had shoulder-length, dark hair covered with a blue knit cap and looked to be about our age. Her coat was the same light blue as the cap, and she had paired it with a plaid skirt and white boots. She almost looked like she was attending a party instead of a funeral service. This had to be Trevor's ex-wife.

We watched as the woman hurried over to a gray Chevy truck and got behind the wheel. Josie raised an eyebrow at me, having an idea what was running through my mind. "Your call."

"Follow her," I said.

Josie pulled out onto the main street. The truck was going over the speed limit, but Josie had a lead foot, and we managed to keep her in view.

"Erica lives in Colwestern, so hopefully she's not going far. It sounds like she moved here after Trevor left Virginia. Maybe she wanted to keep him in her sights." I was curious as to why they had divorced. Had Trevor been unfaithful?

"Sounds like one of those clingy females who can't accept that the relationship is over," Josie grumbled as she took a left onto a one-way residential street. "I hate women like that. They can't live without a man." She rolled her eyes in dramatic fashion. "Whatever will I do without a big, strapping male to take care of me?"

"Well, you have five in your life," I teased.

She gave me a sly wink. "Yeah, but that's different. I'm the boss and take care of all of them.

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