Strawberries and Suffering (Sweet Baked Mystery Book 2) by Katherine Hayton

Author:Katherine Hayton [Hayton, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-22T08:00:00+00:00

It looked like the bad news had also been broken to Wendy. When she came downstairs, following the damp train of Sheila’s wedding dress, she shot a quick glance at the offending door and shuddered.

“You look wonderful,” Holly said as Sheila took the final step down onto the floor. “I’ll make sure to tell everybody to get their cameras out, so you get lots of photos.”

Sheila didn’t look that great. The dress had creased and strained so severely in the long trek to the manor house that it would take a team of dry cleaners and seamstresses a few weeks to turn it decent again.

That wasn’t the attitude that got brides turning on the radiant smiles for the reading of their vows, though, so the thought stayed trapped in Holly’s head.

She moved back to her table, with Crystal and Wendy moving into one closer to the action. Holly took a gulp of wine and then checked to make sure her sister or Derek hadn’t noticed. When Aidan gave her a confused frown, Holly blushed. Crystal’s sobriety was hardly going to be threatened by Holly enjoying a glass of bubbles at a wedding.

As Minister Woodfield came to the end of the first reading, the lights flickered. Holly looked over at Emma who grinned back at her and nodded. Excusing herself, Holly slipped out the back of the room through the door that Alex had introduced her to. The code was simple enough—6151—that she’d remembered it without even trying.

Emma followed her out of the room, Holly holding the door open until she joined her in the corridor. “Do you think they’ll have the phone lines back, too?” Holly asked her as they quickly walked down the hall to the next keypad.

“I sure hope so,” Emma said. “But as a consolation gift, we’ll soon have hot water again if not.”

When Holly picked up the landline, she was relieved to hear the dial tone. The electricity and phone lines shared the same posts between here and the next township over, but her nerves had still told her they might not work. Relieved, Holly dialed the non-emergency number for the ambulance service. She quickly relayed the information to the operator who promised to dispatch a paramedic.

“He’s not going to be revivable,” Holly assured her. “We just need someone to transport the body back to town.”

“I’ll phone the police, as well,” the woman on the line said in return. “If there’s the slightest chance of a suspicious circumstance then its best we have the paramedic declare the person deceased and the police can then operate from there.”

After hanging up, Holly gave a quick thumbs-up to Emma.

“I really hope they find there’s nothing suspicious in Arnold’s death,” Emma said. “I’m looking forward to the road’s being cleared in time for me to get home tonight.”

Holly groaned. “That would be lovely.” She’d almost forgotten what home felt like.

They walked back to the reception room, slipping back into the back corridor. When they entered, all eyes turned to them in unison.

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