White Lies by Krentz Jayne Ann

Author:Krentz, Jayne Ann [Krentz, Jayne Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Mystery, Contemporary, Fantasy, Suspense
ISBN: 9781101215142
Amazon: B000OZ0O0C
Goodreads: 6543334
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2007-01-25T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-seven

“You want to know who Brad was sleeping with?” Elizabeth leaned back in the clean-lined red leather office chair, clearly startled by the question. “Why?”

They had agreed to meet at Elizabeth’s office even though it was a Saturday afternoon and Glazebrook Interiors was technically closed for the weekend. There were a couple reasons for that decision. Clare knew that Elizabeth would not be comfortable discussing her relationship with Brad in front of Jake, which nixed Jake’s house as a meeting place. The second reason was that Clare had no desire to go back to the Glazebrook estate.

Elizabeth’s elegant business was located in a modern, upscale shopping arcade filled with high-end gift shops, exclusive furniture galleries and a variety of boutiques that featured one-of-a-kind accessories for the home.

“Because I’ve decided that I need to know more about what really happened when Brad was killed,” Clare said.

Alarm flashed across Elizabeth’s face. “I thought we agreed that it would be best if we both kept quiet about our conspiracy theories. No one wants to hear them, Clare. Not Mom and Dad, not the cops, no one.”

“Yes,” Clare said. “But things have changed. Trying to pretend that Brad really was killed by a burglar has been driving me nuts for months. Now, given what happened to Valerie Shipley, I can’t stand it any longer. I need to know what really happened the night Brad died.”

“I’m starting to think Mom is right. It’s probably best not to stir up that hornet’s nest.”

“We’ll be discreet,” Clare said.

There was a short pause.

“We?” Elizabeth said cautiously.

Clare stacked her heels on the little red leather hassock in front of the black leather and chrome chair in which she was sitting.

“Jake and I will be discreet,” she clarified.

Elizabeth’s eyes widened. “Jake thinks this is a good idea?”

“No. He thinks the idea sucks. But he realizes that he can’t talk me out of it so he’s doing the only other thing he feels he can do under the circumstances. He’s helping me.”

“Why?”

“He claims he’s doing it for his own sake. He was telling the truth, as far as it went.”

Elizabeth drummed her fingers against the polished surface of the desk. “He’s afraid that you’re going to stir up trouble. This way, at least, he’s got some control. The question, of course, is why does he feel it’s his job to be in charge of you?”

Clare almost laughed. “Nature of the beast, I think.”

Elizabeth blinked. “I beg your pardon?”

“Let’s just say that Jake’s the kind of guy who always likes to be in charge. But in this case he’s my partner, whether he knows it or not. He is definitely not in control.”

“Where is he, anyway?”

“Grocery shopping.”

“Hmm. Odd thing for your average take-charge kind of guy to be doing, isn’t it?”

“Jake’s not average. In any way.”

Elizabeth sighed. “Clare, if you and Jake start asking questions, everyone is going to get upset all over again.”

“I’ll be careful.”

“Given the circumstances, that’s going to be a little tricky, isn’t it?”

“Hey, I’ve been in the charitable foundation business for the past few years.

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