Brandon had texted him about getting the executed deed for Veronica’s house. He started to type a reply when he froze. He noticed the timestamp on the message. It had been sent around the time Veronica had woken up. His phone had been on her side of the bed. If she’d heard it vibrate and picked it up… She might have seen Brandon’s message mentioning Annette Becker and the house.
Shit… what if she’d seen the message? Could that explain her behavior? What would she make of it? Surely, she wouldn’t think he’d used her to somehow get the building? No… but he was at a loss as to why this news would upset her. Maybe if he got a chance to speak to her, to explain what happened and actually give her the deed, maybe he could clear things up.
He dialed Simon.
“Yes, sir?”
Thad dragged a hand thro
