It was a while before Elizabeth had calmed down enough for them to leave. Chris hated seeing her like this. She was such a wonderful woman, and although he understood that Mrs. Carter had lost her son, he had a hard time feeling sympathy for the woman when she was intent on causing Elizabeth pain.
After seeing her in distress, he’d completely forgotten about Carol until he was almost to the house. He pulled into the driveway, but as he put his truck in park, he took extra time to scan behind him through the rearview mirror. Sure enough, her car was still parked across the road, barely visible among the foliage.
He helped Elizabeth out of the truck and into the house, and once inside, he steered her to Jan’s place instead of going upstairs.
Jan opened the door with a smile that quickly d
