CHAPTER TWENTY
When Riley walked back through the FBI building, she saw that Jenn and Bill were standing with Agent Sturman outside the conference room, apparently waiting for her.
Riley felt a surge of expectation.
While she’d been talking with Ryan, Sturman had been dealing with the reporters.
She hoped he’d managed to salvage the situation.
“How did it go?” she asked him.
Sturman replied, “As well as could be expected, I guess. Agent Jeffreys tells me that guy who made such a mess of things was your ex-husband. Just what the hell did he think he was doing out there?”
Riley sighed guiltily and resisted the urge to say …
“Crying for help.”
Instead she said, “I’m sorry it happened, Agent Sturman. Ryan’s—well, he’s going through a rough time right now. He’s not thinking straight, I
