Claim of Innocence

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Laura Caldwell

Год написания книги

2019

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A sharp glare. “What do you think, McNeil? The love of my life left me. Yeah, I’ve been drinking. Wanna talk more about it?”

I shook my head, raised my hands in surrender. Mayburn’s show of emotion was unlike him, so much so that I suddenly felt a need to help. Aside from when he was with Lucy, Mayburn seemed happiest to me when he was involved with work. “Why don’t you do some investigating for me?”

“I am. You’ve got me on this poison case.”

“Yeah, I know. But I need you on something else. It’s Sam.”

His narrowed eyes went wide. “Your ex-fiancé, Sam? The one who disappeared?”

“He’s reappeared.”

“What does that mean?”

“He’s engaged now.”

“Well, that doesn’t sound like much of a reappearance for you.”

“He said he’ll break off his engagement if I want.”

Now, Mayburn’s face turned to disbelief. “Are you telling me that you’ve got a boyfriend and you can get your other boyfriend back?”

I thought about it, agreeing that my situation probably was unhelpful when set up against his. “I’m a mess!” I said, which wasn’t exactly true. “More than anything, I’m confused,” I said, which was precisely true. “I need you to help me with…”

“With what?”

“I want to know how serious he is. About me. About Alyssa.”

“Well, ask him.”

“I will. But tell me what to look for. Tell me what to ask. You work on all these infidelity cases. I mean, c’mon!” My voice had risen. I realized then that I was anxious to make the right decision—Sam, Theo, or none of the above?

Mayburn’s face softened. “When are you seeing Sam next?”

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