Chapter 1980

“Angeline, I was there when she died.” Jay did not plan to keep this from Angeline because even if he did not say it, Cole, that flatterer, would.

“Was the driver one of your men?” Angeline asked.

Jay shook his head. “No. I don’t know the offender.”

Angeline stared at Jay with a confused gaze, silently ruling out the possibility of Jay being the direct cause of Judy’s death.

“How did she die, then?”

Jay replied, “She was killed by her unrepenting ways and greed.”

Angeline grew even more confused.

Jay continued to explain, “I had an argument with Cole in the car so I pulled over right in front of a wall and got out of the car in a fit of pique. Coincidentally, I saw Judy standing at the road ahead, about to cross. When she saw me, she looked like she was put under a spell and forgot to cross the road. Even when the traffic light turned green, she continued to stand there like a wooden puppet. The drivers were impatient, so they began driving, shuttling back and forth as she stood