Chapter 54
Desmond drove her toward the old alley.
The old expert was seeing patients at a clinic at the entrance of an alley, and there was already a long line waiting.
Desmond looked at the queue and worried that Rebecca’s leg couldn’t handle standing for so long. “I’ll go line up. When it’s your turn, I’ll come get you. Just wait in the car.”
Rebecca felt embarrassed. “I can handle it.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve got this.” Desmond parked the car and hopped out to join the queue.
Rebecca stayed in the car, pulling out her phone and turning it back on.
There were over a dozen missed calls. Eight of them were from Vance, and two from Nancy.
Vance had texted: [Where are you?]
Wasn’t he on a business trip with Catherine? And he still had time to track her down?
She called Nancy back.
As soon as it connected, Nancy anxiously reported, “Mr. Bradford is looking for you, and I didn’t know how to explain where you went.”
“Got it. Thanks, Nancy.” She hung up, and immediately another call came in.
“Where are you? Why didn’t you pick up all those calls? And why did you turn off your phone?” Vance demanded, his voice laced with anger.
“Something up?”
“I hear car horns. You’re not home?”
“Yeah. Just out for some air. What’s going on?”
“Nothing now. Forget it.”
He hung up, and she put away her phone, glancing at the line.
Out there, Desmond was talking to a girl in a nurse’s uniform, holding his phone–probably checking the appointment.
The girl nodded, and Desmond came back to the car.
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