Sabrina was silent for minutes. When she spoke, she sounded close to tears.
"Derek, you don't believe me? I've been Monica's best friend for over 10 years. And you know I had an accident on my way to pick up her mother. What would I even gain from that?"
He pressed his lips together.
"I'll know once I've looked into it."
He hung up without another word.
Sabrina's messages kept coming. Every one was another excuse.
Sabrina: Derek, it wasn't me. I don't know whose lies you've been listening to, but you know me. I'd never do anything like that.
Sabrina: If you really believe them, I'll kill myself. You know you're the person who matters most to me now.
Reading her messages only made him more irritated.
Yes, he had first been drawn to her when he saw the vulnerability beneath the sur
