Chapter 117

As soon as they entered the station and were led into the investigation room, Jessica saw Emma and Steve sitting there giving their statements. As soon as her eyes landed on him, he turned his head, and they made eye contact.

Jessica turned and bumped into Xavier’s chest. “What’s wrong?” he asked as she pulled away and rubbed her forehead.

“I can’t go in there,” she whispered.

“Why?” he asked.

“He’s the one,” she said, a teardrop falling from her eye. She did not believe he would do something like that. He knew her and knew what kind of person she was. How could it be possible for her to have multiple children and work in a bar?

Jessica knew the rumor had started with Emma. She was not shocked. She often wondered why she had forced a friendship with Emma when she did not even consider her a friend. E