Chapter Twenty-One
Maggie soaked in a steaming bath and gazed up at the skylight in her en-suite bathroom. Diane had left a little over an hour ago after staying for dinner. Before leaving, she had slipped outside with Richard, far enough from the house that Maggie couldn’t hear. But when she came back inside and hugged Maggie goodbye, she told her to let the stolen truck and Richard’s involvement with Dan drop. Of course, Maggie didn’t let it drop; she glanced at Richard and followed Diane to her SUV. Diane had yelled at her to stop asking questions, which startled Maggie. She wondered what Richard had told her.
The telephone rang, and Maggie didn’t move. She heard Richard answer the phone downstairs before his heavy footsteps hurried upstairs and he pushed the bathroom door open. “Jean
