The address was that of a hotel on the outskirts of town. On his way there, he called Julie back. “My ringer was off, sorry. What happened? How’d you find Mom? I thought you were busy dealing with the Reinhards today.”
“I’m outside the Reinhards’ right now, waiting for them to see me, so I don’t have long. I was going crazy this morning, there really wasn’t anything to do after I met with the lawyer. So I logged onto f*******: and sent Cassie a message. She happened to be online, so I just laid it all out for her. I said you were really hurt that they didn’t come to the ball last night, and that she needed to make it right. She asked me to come out and help her persuade your mom. So I did.”
“Jesus, Julie. What did you tell her?”
“She was afraid you hated her for leaving. She feels real
