Chapter 147

Nathan stormed into the room, his face dark as thunder. Exhausted from last night's business dinner, he'd rushed to Willow City immediately after receiving the call. After bailing out his mother and learning the reason for her arrest, he could hardly believe his ears. Murder? Burying a body in the orchard? And his mother was an accomplice? Five years ago, he had been studying abroad, completely unaware of what had happened at home. No one had ever mentioned it. He knew his spoiled younger sister was arrogant and willful—she'd done plenty of outrageous things for Lucas, but he'd assumed that was the worst of it. Now, he was being told she might have killed someone back in high school. "Tell me the truth—did that boy's death really happen?" He strode to the hospital bed, his handsome but weary face barely containing his fury. Silence filled the room. Mrs. Morgan couldn't meet her son's gaze. Fiona pursed her lips, guiltily lowering her eyes. Their reactions told Nathan everything he need