Treacherous Secrets novel Chapter 48

Emily reached over and squeezed Carol's hand. "I'm so sorry, Carol."

Carol squeezed hers back, "Me, too. You'll have to come visit me in Atlanta. I hope you will."

"I will," Emily promised.

Carol got up. "Well, if you don't need me for anything else, I'm going to go home and call my parents."

"I don't think we'll need anything else, but we can reach you on your cell if we do need anything, right?" Janice asked.

Carol nodded woodenly, "Sure, I'll keep the same number for a little while just in case."

They all watched her walk out the door. "I feel so bad for her," Emily said and sighed. "I think Damon being gay totally blindsided her."

Mario put her arm around Emily and kissed her on the side of the head."For you," Harold said to Emily, "we have good news and bad news."

"Okay, good news first."

"Since we now know who murdered Kenton, you are no longer a suspect, and you'll be able to collect his life insurance," Harold said.

"The bad news?"

"There may be several investors who decide to sue his estate when they find out that he cheated them out of a lot of money," Janice said.

"Well, alright then," Emily said with a laugh. "I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. For now, I'm going to pay some bills that have been piling up and figure out what's next for me."

Harold and Janice stood up, as did Emily, Mario, Sonja and Fernando. Harold and Janice shook hands with each one of them. Janice held Emily's hands for a moment. "If there is anything we can do to help, please let us know."

"Thank you, Janice. Just knowing the truth has been a lot of help."

One year later...

Janice dragged Harold by his arm into Twister. "I can't believe you're making me do this," he grumbled.

"Oh come on," she said. "You know you've been dying to see what became of Frank Chase."

"Not really," he said, making a disgusted face.Janice found Ashley and Kim sitting at a table close to the stage. "Hey gals," she called out.

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