Chapter 115

Tessa sent them all a tight, professional smile before she bustled away to order a dozen egg, bacon, and potato burritos from the Mexican food place down the street everyone loved.

The flurry of activity continued all morning, and a few hours later, she was awaiting a call about the delivery of the subs she’d ordered for lunch when her desk phone rang.

“EM Security Management, this is Tessa. How may I direct your call?”

“Tessa, this is your…stepmother, Kathleen.”

She’d never heard the woman’s voice, but a glance at the display told her the woman was calling from her dad’s number.

Something was wrong.

“What’s happened?”

“Your father had a heart attack this morning. About an hour ago. They’re stabilizing him now. He’d want you to know.”

“How serious is it?”

“I don’t know yet.”

Tessa wanted to ask a million questions at the same time she wanted to scream. If this woman hadn’t been trying to cut communication between her and he

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