Page 49 of Cause and Effect

“I need you to do a deep scrub into Georgina. Herphone records, charge cards, recent locations, bank records, anything and everything you can find on her.”

“Why?” Morgan’s brows furrowed.

“Because she’s lying. I think she hired that woman to kill her husband. She’s good. She even had me fooled at the beginning, and believe me, that’s hard to do.”

“Did you mention this to Julian?”

“I did, and he’s not buying it. It would be one thing if she confessed and we represented her to get her the best deal. But if she did put that woman up to killing Derek, she lied to us about it and expects us to get her off.”

“I’ll look into her further tomorrow morning.”

“Thanks, Morgan.” I smiled.

The front door opened, and we heard voices.

“Hello. Hello.” All three of the boy’s moms walked in.

“Laurel, it’s wonderful to see you again, darling,” Calista hugged me.

“You look lovely, dear.” Katherine hugged me.

“We didn’t get a chance to meet at Calista’s party. I’m Pippa.” She smiled.

“It’s nice to meet you, Pippa.”

“Where is our granddaughter?” Calista asked.

“She’s outside with the guys,” Morgan said.

I couldn’t help but smile as I turned and glanced out the sliding door, staring at Julian as he held Maddie in his arms.

“Julian has her,” I said, and the three of them stepped onto the patio.

“Have you met Harry yet?” Morgan asked.

“Not yet.”

“You’re in for a real treat when you do.” A smirk crossed her lips.

“I can’t believe he was cheating on all three women and knocked them up at the same time,” I whispered.

“He’s a real character. Then there’s Love.”

“Oh, I can’t wait to meet her.” I smiled.

My phone rang with another unknown number.

“Hello? Hello? Listen, asshole. I can hear you breathing.” I shook my head and ended the call.

“What was that all about?” Morgan asked.

“I keep getting these stupid calls from an unknown number, but when I answer, the person on the other end never speaks.”

“It could be a computer,” she said. “I can try to locate where the calls are coming from tomorrow.”

“Thanks, Morgan. But I’m sure it’s just telemarketers.”

“Babe, the burgers and hot dogs are ready,” Roman said, sticking his head through the sliding door.

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