Page 113 of Panty Dropper

He pushed off of my desk and his mouth turned up in what could only be described as his best politician’s smile. He hovered above me, staring down at me with nothing behind his eyes. Attorneys were often accused of having no soul, no conscience, but this was the first time I’d actually seen it. “I’m glad we had this little chat. I hope we understand each other, Miss York.”

I stood up, wanting to reclaim my space and show him that I was not so easily intimidated. I smiled widely. “Thank you so much for stopping by, Mr. Abernathy. It was nice getting to know you.”

As we stood, squaring off face to face, the tiny hairs on the back of my neck stood up. There was something dangerous behind his cold stare. But I managed not to let my grin slip until after he strode out of my office.

The minute he was out of sight I pressed my hand to my stomach and let out a breath I hadn’t realized I was holding.

If there was one thing I was certain of now, it was that there definitely was something to find in that police report. There must be, because that was quite a show that Abernathy had just put on.

Billy hadn’t opened the report this morning. He said that he was going to call a family meeting and do it then. I was going to be seeing him after work because Cheyenne had invited me to his house, where she was making dinner. I wanted to text him about what had just happened, but I thought it was best to talk about it in person.

“Miss York?” A couple stood at the door that I assumed must be Mr. and Mrs. Lamont, my two o’clock.

Daisy must have told them to come on back.

“Come in. Can I get you anything? Water? Tea? Coffee?”

“A tea would be lovely,” Mrs. Lamont said as she took a seat across from me.

I pressed the intercom button. “Daisy, please get Mrs. Lamont a tea.”

Her only response was an irritated huff that I heard from the hallway. I knew there was no point in mentioning her behavior to Mr. Abernathy. If anything, he would encourage her to be snotty to me.

“She’ll bring it right in. Now what can I do for you?”

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