chapter 21
Cassandra returned home from Mar’s farm with a short list of phone calls to make. The first was to do something she never did: call in sick to work. She waited until morning tea to ring Ryan and gave him the condensed version of everything she had learned, alongside Mar and Sabrina in the previous 24 hours.
“No more secrets between us,” she said, settling into her favorite chair on the balcony even though the weather had turned cold again.
“I appreciate that, Cassie,” Ryan said. “You know you’re going to have to call your mom and talk to her about this, right?”
“Yes. She’s next on the list, but I wanted to share this with you first.”
“I’m always here for you, babe.”
“Is there anything else I can tell you?” She had an eye on the time and knew his morning tea break was close
