with Will. His mind was made up, and if she refused to ride with him, he would simply get the address and show up. He was tenacious. "Very well, but you had best remember whose case this is, Buster!" He gave her sore bottom a hard smack as she preceded him through the door.
They arrived early, and Frank Warner was in the outer office, looking for a file. "Good morning, Jenna." He greeted her with a friendly smile on his face.
"Mr. Warner, this is--" Jenna was cut off when the door opened and Nadine and Craig walked inside, hand in hand.
"Daddy!" Nadine whispered. "You're here?" She was shocked.
"I would have been here sooner if you'd called me, Katy," Will said, picking her up to hug her tightly.
"I wanted to call," she admitted, tears streaming down her face.
"Then why didn't you, sweetheart? I would have come right away."
"I was so awful to you, Daddy, and I was afraid you'd hang up on me if I called," she admitted. "And, even worse, I was afraid you'd think I was guilty!" Nadine was openly crying now, and Jenna had tears in her eyes, too.
"Your Mom and I raised you not to lie, and you would never do something like this," Will said with supreme confidence. "Jenna is going to prove you innocent and clear your name."
"How did you know to call Daddy, Jenna?" Katy Nadine asked curiously.
"Jenna is my wife, sweetheart. She recognized you from old photos. Now, then, suppose you introduce me to your husband? Jenna has said nice things about him," Will said with a smile, neatly turning the focus off of his marriage to hers.
Jenna was pleased when Will seemed to genuinely approve of Craig, and Frank Warner made no secret of the fact that he was delighted to have Nadine's father on her side as well.
"Nadine," Jenna asked for the younger woman's attention when it was obvious the other office workers were starting to arrive and were staring at all of them. "I think we need to speak privately now."
When both Will and Craig followed, Jenna shook her head, but gave up on the idea of a 'private' consultation with her client. They went into the same conference room Jenna used the day before. Jenna noticed that Nadine made no attempt to sit down, and she silently sympathized with her since sitting was something she was trying to avoid as well. Jenna pointedly ignored the two men and asked, "Nadine, what can you tell me about Megan Marshall?"
"Megan?" Nadine seemed surprised. "She seems fairly competent at her job. I don't know her outside the office, but she is usually pleasant enough if I need to work with her. Why?"
Jenna handed her some papers, and watched Nadine's eyes widen as she read. "Craig, it was Megan!" she whispered. "Look, honey. Look at this!" She pointed to different parts of the page. Then she looked at Jenna to ask, "Are you sure about this, Jenna? Is it possible she was framed, too? I don't want to point the finger at someone and put them through the hell I've been living unless we are certain...?"
"What more proof do you need, baby? I'm going to fire her ass right now!" Craig declared, turning to head for the door.
Will stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. "Don't be so hasty, son. Let's let Jenna do what she does best, and get an admission of guilt first. Then we'll have an arrest and Katy's name will be cleared."
Craig slowly nodded, and then said, "All right, but I really want to wring that bitch's neck!"
"Understandable," Will nodded. "I feel exactly the same way." He looked at Jenna. "Where do you want us, honey?"
The next few hours were busy and eventful. Jenna skillfully wrung a confession from Megan Marshall, an attractive woman a few years older than Katy Nadine, and once the woman started talking, she couldn't seem to stop, even though Jenna did warn her she had a right to counsel. Megan had secret hopes that Craig would show an interest in her, and when he married Nadine, Megan was crushed. She methodically set about seeking revenge on the other woman, deciding that if she was out of the
They arrived early, and Frank Warner was in the outer office, looking for a file. "Good morning, Jenna." He greeted her with a friendly smile on his face.
"Mr. Warner, this is--" Jenna was cut off when the door opened and Nadine and Craig walked inside, hand in hand.
"Daddy!" Nadine whispered. "You're here?" She was shocked.
"I would have been here sooner if you'd called me, Katy," Will said, picking her up to hug her tightly.
"I wanted to call," she admitted, tears streaming down her face.
"Then why didn't you, sweetheart? I would have come right away."
"I was so awful to you, Daddy, and I was afraid you'd hang up on me if I called," she admitted. "And, even worse, I was afraid you'd think I was guilty!" Nadine was openly crying now, and Jenna had tears in her eyes, too.
"Your Mom and I raised you not to lie, and you would never do something like this," Will said with supreme confidence. "Jenna is going to prove you innocent and clear your name."
"How did you know to call Daddy, Jenna?" Katy Nadine asked curiously.
"Jenna is my wife, sweetheart. She recognized you from old photos. Now, then, suppose you introduce me to your husband? Jenna has said nice things about him," Will said with a smile, neatly turning the focus off of his marriage to hers.
Jenna was pleased when Will seemed to genuinely approve of Craig, and Frank Warner made no secret of the fact that he was delighted to have Nadine's father on her side as well.
"Nadine," Jenna asked for the younger woman's attention when it was obvious the other office workers were starting to arrive and were staring at all of them. "I think we need to speak privately now."
When both Will and Craig followed, Jenna shook her head, but gave up on the idea of a 'private' consultation with her client. They went into the same conference room Jenna used the day before. Jenna noticed that Nadine made no attempt to sit down, and she silently sympathized with her since sitting was something she was trying to avoid as well. Jenna pointedly ignored the two men and asked, "Nadine, what can you tell me about Megan Marshall?"
"Megan?" Nadine seemed surprised. "She seems fairly competent at her job. I don't know her outside the office, but she is usually pleasant enough if I need to work with her. Why?"
Jenna handed her some papers, and watched Nadine's eyes widen as she read. "Craig, it was Megan!" she whispered. "Look, honey. Look at this!" She pointed to different parts of the page. Then she looked at Jenna to ask, "Are you sure about this, Jenna? Is it possible she was framed, too? I don't want to point the finger at someone and put them through the hell I've been living unless we are certain...?"
"What more proof do you need, baby? I'm going to fire her ass right now!" Craig declared, turning to head for the door.
Will stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. "Don't be so hasty, son. Let's let Jenna do what she does best, and get an admission of guilt first. Then we'll have an arrest and Katy's name will be cleared."
Craig slowly nodded, and then said, "All right, but I really want to wring that bitch's neck!"
"Understandable," Will nodded. "I feel exactly the same way." He looked at Jenna. "Where do you want us, honey?"
The next few hours were busy and eventful. Jenna skillfully wrung a confession from Megan Marshall, an attractive woman a few years older than Katy Nadine, and once the woman started talking, she couldn't seem to stop, even though Jenna did warn her she had a right to counsel. Megan had secret hopes that Craig would show an interest in her, and when he married Nadine, Megan was crushed. She methodically set about seeking revenge on the other woman, deciding that if she was out of the
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