The Influencer: A Completely Diabolical Psychological Suspense (Pulse-Pounding Psychological Thrillers) by Adriane Leigh

Author:Adriane Leigh [Leigh, Adriane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

“You’ll never guess what happened!” Jesika chirps two mornings later when I stop by to drop off her morning latte. Dean still isn’t out of the hospital, so I’ve been taking his place however I can.

“What?” I drop her hot coffee off to her on the couch and then head to the kitchen with a bouquet of fresh flowers in hand. “And do you have a flower vase?”

“Under the sink,” Jesika calls. She hasn’t moved a muscle since Dean has been in the hospital. The kitchen sink is no longer full of dirty dishes, thanks to me, and I’ve also swept and mopped the travertine floors and dusted and picked up in the living room. I don’t know anything about how Jesika was raised, but I imagine she must have been pampered because she takes to my doting on her like a fish to water.

“There.” I drop the flowers into the vase of fresh, cool water and then lean in for a sniff. The pink and yellow roses are bright and cheery and add a little pop of color to this otherwise modern, minimalist space.

“Thank you for the coffee, by the way. I’m so lucky to have you.” Jesika sips her coffee and then sets it on the side table. “First, the good news. Dean is being released from the hospital this afternoon.”

“Good!” Relief floods me. “And the bad news?”

“Well, it’s not bad exactly. Dean got a get well soon card at the hospital this morning. It seemed innocent at first, but when he opened it, it was from his attacker. They’re trying to blackmail money out of him.”

“What?” Shock consumes me. “He’s being blackmailed?” Bishop and I never talked about this. What is that bastard up to now?

“An orderly delivered the card. It says to bring $50,000 to the fountain at the park tomorrow night at eleven.”

“Are you serious?”

“Can you believe it? I told Dean he had to tell the police, but he keeps saying he has to pay it or they won’t leave him alone.”

“No,” I say, sitting down on the sofa beside Jesika.

“Crazy, right? It’s like an action movie.”

“Or a nightmare.”

Jesika nods, taking another drink of her coffee. “I can’t wait to have him home. It’s not the same without him.”

“I bet,” I huff. My mind is a blur with all the thoughts running through it. I’m resentful that it’s come to this, bitter that I’ve involved someone else in my revenge plot and now they’ve gone rogue. I can’t control my husband or Jesika—and least of all Bishop. He’s the true wild card, and now he’s become a liability. At least he doesn’t know my real name, but he can tell the police exactly where to find me if he decides to flip on me.

“You feeling okay? You look a little pale? Maybe I gave you my flu from last week. Oh no, now I’ll be the one taking care of you.” She chuckles with the absurdity of it.

“I’m fine. I think this coffee is just hitting me extra hard this morning.

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