Chapter 23

"Now that we're divorced, it's best if we don't see each other from now on. We shouldn't even have anything to do with each other. It's the only way for you to make Ms. Dalton feel secure." Angeline still held some hope for Ned's conscience. "It's the best for you, for me, and for Ms. Dalton."

Ned hung up without another word. Angeline put down the phone, feeling empty inside. She could only hope Anne's matter would end here.

Now that she could relax, she ate something before calling Zachary and asking him whether he could get Anne out of the police station.

"Things aren't going too well, Angie," Zachary said grimly. "I don't know what the guy who pushed Anne said to the police, but I'm thinking of something. Don't panic, okay?"

Angeline tightened her grip on her glass of water. "Okay. Thanks for this."

As soon as she hung up, her phone started vibrating again. She hurriedly answered it and said, "Hello?"

"Angeline Emmerson?" The voice sounded familiar.

"This is she," she answer