The only reason Sean could actually walk out the door was the presence of the police cruiser parked across the street. That and the fact that he truly didn’t think Val wanted to physically harm Delaney. As he climbed into his truck, he wondered if that could’ve possibly gone any worse. There was no good way to reveal his suspicions. He could’ve gone straight to the police and let them investigate, but it had felt like more of a betrayal to blindside Delaney. Clearly she didn’t see it that way.
He’d thought…well, he didn’t know what he’d thought. That they’d talk it out? Search the house for the money together? He hadn’t expected her to throw him out. And that was just stupidity on his part. He was, in essence, attacking the primary person she trusted. And he’d been fool enough to think it
