Chapter 181: Scared
Genevieve walked quickly back to her office, her heart still full from what had just happened. Abigail had spoken. To her.
She could still hear the soft, trembling words that carried trust, warmth, and forgiveness. It had touched her more deeply than she had expected.
She noticed that Pete wasn’t on his seat but she didn’t worry about it as she stepped into her office and shut the door behind her.
She smiled as she unlocked her phone and went to her call log. She wanted to call Jamal. To tell him that she had taken his advice and that in return she had won Abigail’s trust, at least a little bit. She wanted to tell him that Abigail had spoken to her.
But as she wanted to dial his line, her hand slowed, and her smile faded.
Jamal didn’t know the full truth.
If she told him that Abigail could speak now, he would most likely have questions for her. He would want to know why Abigail could speak and was keeping it a secret from them. There would be lots of questions. Questions she couldn’t answer.
Or maybe she could but was too scared to answer them?
She remembered what her father had said earlier.
"She wants us to think she’s still mute. She is playing us. And that is because she knows something now. It’s only a matter of time before she knows everything. What do you think will happen then? Do you love her or feel remorseful enough to spend the rest of your life in jail?"
Her fingers curled around her phone and her mind raced.