Chapter 78. I Don’t Feel Good

Eric reached into the back seat for a bouquet of pale orange flowers that he’d purchased earlier that morning. They were called Juliet Roses, and they were wrapped in vintage brown paper that had been imported from England.

Eric watched Crystal cross the street, and he was about to get out of the car when he saw a van drive up alongside her from the corner of his eye. What the hell is going on here? – he wondered. The van stopped, and for a moment, his view of Crystal was obscured, and then it took off like a bat out of hell.

At that moment, inspiration struck, and for fear of losing his nerve, Eric didn’t give himself time to think. Instead, he jumped straight into the action.

Without a word of explanation, Eric ordered Antony out of the car, and he slid into the driver’s seat. He smashed his foot to the pedal and took off after the van. And it only took a moment for him to catch up. Then, when the driver applied pressure to his brakes at the next Stop sign, Eric