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Before she could think about the pain too long, her phone rang. It was Mitzi.

Olive answered, putting it on speaker. “I’m here with Nova and Jason.”

“Jason?” She paused, then realization stretched through her voice. “Oh,Jason. . .”

How did everyone at Aegis know about Jason? Was the office gossip chain stronger than Olive had guessed?

“Anyway,” Mitzi continued. “I just wanted to let you know that Rebecca is being discharged this afternoon. Sometime around three.”

Olive glanced at her watch. That was in two hours.

“Good to know. Thanks.” Olive wanted to take a look inside their house before they got back, and this would be the perfect opportunity. But she would need to be very careful.

“I thought the info might be helpful. No other updates. Not yet.” She paused. “Iamgoing on another date with Dr. Peters tonight, however.”

“Good. Maybe he’ll share something. What about Anne, the nurse who left?”

“I’ve been asking around about her, but there’s still nothing. I’ll keep asking.”

“You do that,” Olive said. “Time is running out.”

Just as she ended the call, something up ahead caught her eye.

Her lungs froze in place.

A dark-green Mercedes.

Through the window, it looked like the same man inside. This was potentially the same vehicle that had been involved in that hit-and-run that had killed Maria.

“See that green Mercedes?” she told Jason. “We need to follow it.”

He shrugged as if unaffected by the request. “Yes, ma’am.”

Part of Olive loved it when he said that.

He took off after the Mercedes.

Maybe they could finally find out who this guy was.

CHAPTER 50

Jason stayed a safe distance behind the Mercedes.

Olive kept her eyes glued to the vehicle. She didn’t want to lose this guy. He could have the answers they needed.

“Anyone want to tell me what we’re doing?” Nova asked from the back seat.

“That’s the car Rebecca’s so-called cousin was driving when I saw them arguing in the parking lot. I still haven’t been able to figure out who he really is, and this might be our opportunity.”

“Interesting,” Nova said. “I’ll see if I can run his plates while we follow him.”

“Great idea,” Olive said.

Jason did a good job remaining unseen. But as the man headed out of town, that would be more difficult. Traffic on the road would become sparser.

Olive kept her gaze on the vehicle, determined not to lose this guy. “You think he knows we’re following him?”

“Not yet,” Jason said. “But if we’re not careful he will soon enough.”

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