Chapter 219: Now?
Neither Abigail nor Jamal touched the lunch they’d ordered. After the call ended Abigail turned to Jamal, "I didn’t realize you were recording the conversations with Ryan."
"Don’t you think it’d be foolish and careless of me not to record the conversations? You never can tell when he might slip. I have to be prepared to have it all recorded," he said as she glanced at her watch.
"Well, I’m glad you did. We should head back to the office now. Lunch break is over. I guess I won’t be working at the company for long as I thought I would," Abigail said as she rose.
Jamal rose as well. "Do you feel bad about that?"
"Although my plans for the company have been ruined, but this arrangement is safer. Especially for Josh. I have to think about him more than anything else," she said as they walked out of the restaurant together.
Instead of taking a cab they chose to walk since the restaurant was only some blocks away from the office and neither of them was in a hurry to get back under Ryan’s invisible watchful gaze.
As Abigail walked she slowly processed all that they had discussed. The more she learned about her biological mother the less she liked her.
What sort of person was Kimberly Moore? What sort of people were her grandparents to have covered up their daughter’s crime?
Abigail’s heart was heavy and felt immense sadness thinking about all the lives that had been affected by her mother’s reckless behavior.
Jamal on the other hand was thinking about Abigail and Callan. He was worried about Callan, and how he might feel when he learns about everything.
As they got into the elevator to their office floor, Jamal looked at Abigail, "I know it’s probably a stupid question to ask, but I still want to ask. Are you okay?"
Abigail shook her head. "I’m not."