The Sweet Life #2: Lies and Omissions by Francine Pascal

Author:Francine Pascal
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781429958349
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2012-07-15T05:00:00+00:00

SORRY—JUST GOT OUT OF COURT. WHAT’S GOING ON?

Jessica texted back.

WE NEED A LEGAL EXPERT. CAN YOU COME TO BRUCE’S HOUSE TODAY?

Annie answered:

ABSOLUTELY.

She slipped her phone back into the front pocket of her briefcase. Bruce hadn’t officially hired her as his defense attorney, but she hoped he would eventually. She’d been born to take his case. It would be monumental for her career, and it was one she felt pretty sure she could win.

She had no doubt Bruce was innocent.

Sure, Bruce had been full of himself in high school, but Annie had always had a soft spot for him, and now she was a little gleeful at the thought of helping him.

And she had Jessica to thank for that.

Amazing what a difference a few years makes. Since she’d come back to Sweet Valley, the two had actually become friends. She had always been close with Elizabeth, but since her firm began to handle VERTPLUS.NET, Jessica’s company, she had also been spending a lot of time with Jessica. The fact that they both were now single, working moms of little boys (hers now six and Jessica’s two) also gave them lots to talk about.

Motherhood had mellowed Jessica, Annie thought. She wasn’t quite the same spoiled Jessica from high school, the one who’d set out to keep her from the cheerleading squad. Boy, had she hated that Jessica then.

No, this was a more rational, more professional Jessica. Sure, she would always be a little self-centered, but that was just Jessica.

Now, Jessica had brought her—even unofficially—the most sought-after case in Southern California. Annie felt grateful.

Annie had good instincts. She had a talent for sniffing out something fishy with a victim’s account, and in this story, something just didn’t add up. She couldn’t put her finger on it exactly, but she felt something was wrong, and she’d told Jessica so.

Eventually, she was sure, the truth would come out. It almost always did.

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