Chapter 46
‘Amelia?”
“A while ago, Wesley started treating me very coldly. Every time he came to the Field residence and saw me, he acted distant and indifferent. I’m guessing that Amelia was afraid his dislike for me would eventually affect their relationship.
“That’s probably why she had Sadie come up with a way to send me back to Vestesland, If she had insisted today that I was the one who arranged for Florian to be taken, with the way my father is, 1 doubt I’d ever he allowed back to the Field residence again.”
So once again, it was Amelia pulling strings behind the scenes? No suprise there. No matter how much time passes, she’s still the person I despise the most. “Fortunately, Florian managed to escape, and Wesley found him, Otherwise, I really don’t know how you would have gotten out of it.”
“So what are you going to do now?”
“This time, they failed, and it dragged Wesley and Jacob into it, too. Based on what I know of Sadie, she’ll probably be low for a while. But this incident isn’t over
“What do you mean?”
Tracy, I need you to help me find the man who took Florian.”
“Got it. Give me a few days I’ll find him as soon as I can.”
Tracy worked quickly. By the next altemoon, she already had news. The moment Gemma received the man’s address, she took a cab and headed over.
What she didn’t expect was for someone else to get there before her. When she saw Wesley standing outside the building, she thought she was seeing things
He stood in front of his Bentley, dressed in a black trench coat, one hand in his pocket, expression sharp and unreadable. When he saw her approach, there wasn’t a fant of surprise in his eyes. After a moment’s hesitation, she walked up to him.
“You got here Laster than I expected. Looks like Ms. McGregor has quite the talent for investigation”
Gemma said nothing. She pressed her lips together, then got straight to the point. “Where is the man who took Floran
“I rady had him taken away.
Her reaction was immediate. Her voler rose indisbelief, “What did you say?”
“Why are you so worked up, Ma. Field?
Compared to his calm demeanor, she was clearly the emotional one. Gemma took a steadying breath. “Mr. Lowell, you can’t do that. I need that man.” “And why in
“Because bar’s the key to leating my name. I have to bring him back to the Field residence.
“Arad your ampratation han what to do with me? be replied coldly Star fore. She didn’t even know what he was talking about anymore.
Altri a few seconds, she tried again, her voice softer. “Mr. Lowell, I don’t know whether Amelia asked you to lestroy the evidence of it you’re doing this of your twti a noid but either way, Fred that in Helastoremur back witlume today.”
ethe kind of person you are, Mr Lowell, one of may comment.”
He gave a small, todd smule as it mong her for speaking beyond her place. Without another wood, he turned and got into his car. The engle started, and the Bentley pulled away, quickly disappearing from sight.
Getinta singel there, helpless, he watched the car Fistralen simmered infart churst, but there was nothing she ruulil do.
ther, than was too way to prove the had nothing to do with what happened. The weight of that thought settled over her as she rubbed bet mid tank a tala beach to the field sidener, she find just trashed the fund door when cominotion matte salight her attention
