I nodded and found myself feeling immensely relieved. I found myself not wanting her to love any man. I found myself wanting her to find me that type of man she wanted. I found myself wanting to act like a fool.
“Well, that"s what we think,” I said, shaking off that feeling and trying to remain calm. “We think he"s in love with you. And the motive would be that he finally became fed up with Dr. Holdridge"s constant attempt to tarnish your reputation and his seedy efforts to have you fired.”
She looked at me with those deep violet eyes for a few seconds, thinking over something, and then her nose and forehead wrinkled up into a scowl as she shook her head.
“Forgive me, Turner. But the rumor is going around campus that Walter was horribly murdered down in the computer lab. Something like
