Chapter 5

“When did he say it?”

I stayed beside Nia’s car, my hand resting on the folder under my arm.

Celeste glanced back at the house.

Through the dining-room window, Owen stood surrounded by relatives while Judith held the unfinished menu card.

“Five days before Robert died,” Celeste said. “In the care facility cafeteria.”

“What exactly did he say?”

She pulled her coat tighter. “Watching his father die made him question the choices he’d made. He said sometimes he wondered whether he’d married the wrong woman.”

My fingers tightened against the folder.

“Did he mention me?”

“He said you were dependable…