Shadow Of Betrayal (Margot Harris 4)

“Try? How did you think asking me to find Randy would go?”

“If you’re really right about him, you’d be finding evidence to send him to prison.”

“Then you’d hate me again.”

“I just said…”

“I heard what you said. You don’t mean it.”

“I don’t?”

“Okay, you might mean it, but that’s just because you don’t think it will ever happen.”

“So, you can read my mind now?”

“I don’t need to read your mind to see you think he’s innocent. Tell me I’m wrong.”

Melanie wanted to but she couldn’t.

“Look, Melanie, I want to help you, but if this goes the way I think it might, you’ll hate me forever.”

“Okay, but Randy—and more importantly, his mom—really need your kind of help.”

“What if I gave a referral?”

“Who, Mal?”

“Mal and I aren’t on the best of terms at the moment.”

“He doesn’t like your new boyfriend either?”

“Among other things. I know a guy who could do a good job while being a legitimate neutral party.”

“I don’t know. I know we don’t agree much, but I trust you.”

“Then trust me to find you someone good. This way, neither of us ends up mad at the other one no matter what the truth is.”

“I guess that makes sense. Are you going to give me his number?”

“Let me call first. Maybe I can get you a discount since we’re both in the same business.”

“Okay. Have you thought any more about visiting Dad?”

“Yeah, it stills sounds like a horrible idea.”

“What if he’s dying?”

“Then I’ll consider going to the funeral.”

“I talked to him on the phone. He really wants to talk to you.”

“And I really wanted him to not kill Mom.”

“Yeah, me too.”

“Then why are you talking to him?”

Melanie sighed. “Okay, I don’t want to fight you about it. I’ve got to get going anyway. Call me later?”