Chapter 159

Ashton stayed in the study after dinner. He sat still for a few minutes, watching the light shift on the edge of his desk, trying to let it go. He couldn’t. The Grangers had blamed Mirabelle without proof. Then stayed silent after seeing the evidence. No apology. Just quiet cowardice. He picked up his phone and called Dominic. ‘Find out where Catherine Vance is being treated.’ Dominic rang back twelve minutes later. ‘She’s in a private clinic,’ he said. ‘Same place that issued the miscarriage report.’ Ashton stared at the clinic’s name. The director there owed him a favour. He called directly. ‘Check Catherine Vance’s file. I want to know if it was tampered with.’ The director got back within fifteen minutes. He sounded pissed off and sheepish at the same time. ‘One of our doctors took a bribe. Changed the timing on the report from morning to afternoon. I’ve suspended him.’ Dominic called again. ‘Catherine was seen at another hospital yesterday. Just after nine am. Security footage con