Chapter 33
Jo made it to the morning phone call. Kept Muriel in the room for it because she knew she wouldn’t remember a word of what was said. Afterward, over her protests, Muriel sent her home.
Per her assistant’s instructions, which she’d written down and handed to Jo, the first thing she did was take a long, hot bath. Despite doing so, she remained numb to the core. Then she made coffee and ate the large apple muffin with the crunchy crumb topping that she always avoided, which Muriel had made her promise to pick up on her way home.
Now she sat out on the balcony with her unopened John Grisham book in her lap. She glanced down at Muriel’s list.
Buy decadent muffin
Go home
Take hot bath, a long one, with bubbles (recommended: get undressed first)
Muriel’s voice came through loud
