Chapter 38

"I was best buddies with her grandpa my whole life. I owe him big—he saved my life once. You can’t just let him lose face over this. And hey, I was the one who pushed for you and Emily to get married. That’s on me. But you got the papers and dipped for two years. She’s been stuck all alone ever since. Even if she really did mess up, you’re not off the hook either." Edward narrowed his eyes slightly, his stare deepening. "Do you hear me, kid?" Faced with Gerry Hawthorne’s anxious and pressing gaze, Edward finally gave a reluctant nod. "Yeah." After parting ways with Gerry, Edward got back in his car. Staring at the photos in his phone, images flashed across his mind—some guy leaving Emily’s apartment, then hugging another woman outside a bus stop. A cold smile crept onto his face. Both of them playing dirty. Guess birds of a feather really do flock together. He deleted the photos without hesitation, then fired off a text to William. "That woman in the photo’s not Emily. Start over. Focu