Chapter 63

“Do you know the man who was with her?” My first reaction was to ask that.

Cecilia shook her head and said, “I think I heard Cindy call him Zedd.”

Zedd Nichols. No wonder they had not come to me looking for trouble. They had changed their strategy and had chosen to target Cecilia instead.

Had they done this to Cecilia just to get back at me?

Things were no longer as simple as I previously thought.

I felt a headache coming on. After comforting Cecilia and promising her that I would get to the bottom of this, I left the interrogation room. Mason was waiting for me in the hall. When he saw me coming out, he walked up to steady me. “Are you okay?”

I shook my head. “If she’s found guilty, how many years is she gonna have to serve?”

“Possibly three to seven years, and it could go up to more than seven years too. It all depends on the victim’s condition and what the policemen say about it,” Mason answered solemnly.

My knees gave way, and I lost my balance. How cruel could Cindy Reed b