Chapter 189
Chapter 189:
I shrugged, sheepish. “I wanted to see what they were up to. And then I found out about Gary Maxwell taking bribes. I got… um, interested p>
“So you stayed and talked to him, knowing full well he had designs on you p>
“I can take care of myself,” I protested. “Fine, yeah, maybe I took a risk, but it was a minimal one. This is a public place. If things went wrong, I could’ve yelled. And I didn’t drink any of the wine p>
That seemed to placate him somewhat. At least his jaw was no longer clenched.
“I got him to confess how much he took and how he did it. On record. That should make things easier for the police, right p>
Ashton stared at me like he wanted to drag me back in time and throttle me. Then he gave a dry laugh and shook his head.
“Yes, it would, but you didn’t have to do it p>
“Hey. You’re the one who always says we’re a couple. Anything that affects me affects you. I figured it works both ways. Anything that affects you, affects me too p>
He nodded. “That’s true p>
I grinned. “So now it’s all sorted, you can head back to your dinner thing. Your guests are probably wondering where you disappeared to p>
“No.” He took my hand. “We’re going home p>
“What about your guests p>
I blinked. “What do you mean p>
“If I hadn’t been here, do you have any idea how dangerous this could’ve gotten p>
I hesitated. He wasn’t yelling. That somehow made it worse.
“I didn’t know it would turn into this. I heard Miss Davis’s voice note. She asked me to dinner. I wasn’t going to ignore it p>
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“And once you realized it was a setup, why didn’t you leave immediately p>
“I couldn’t. Not right away p>
He tugged at his tie and exhaled heavily.
“Why didn’t you call me p>
I shrugged, sheepish. “I wanted to see what they were up to. And then I found out about Gary Maxwell taking bribes. I got… um, interested p>
“So you stayed and talked to him, knowing full well he had designs on you p>
“I can take care of myself,” I protested. “Fine, yeah, maybe I took a risk, but it was a minimal one. This is a public place. If things went wrong, I could’ve yelled. And I didn’t drink any of the wine p>
That seemed to placate him somewhat. At least his jaw was no longer clenched.
“I got him to confess how much he took and how he did it. On record. That should make things easier for the police, right p>
Ashton stared at me like he wanted to drag me back in time and throttle me. Then he gave a dry laugh and shook his head.