“Hello, Malachi.” Adara’s voice was clear and she sounded happy even.
“Jessica’s been vomiting the whole morning.”
“Is she pregnant?” Malachi heard amusement in Adara’s voice but he ignored it.
“She says it’s food poisoning.” Pregnancy was the first thing that had popped into his head when she threw up the first time.
“I’ll phone her, don’t worry, Malachi.”
Malachi parked his car in front of the court building and he pushed everything out of his mind and switched his phone off. He took his seat and opened his briefcase as his client joined him at the table. He breezed through the next few hours and finally got his client a settlement that he was happy with.
Malachi sat in his car and switched his phone on again, surprised that Jessica hadn’t tried to contact him at all. An eerie feel
