Chapter 247

Xander Lewis asked a waiter for a lighter, lit a cigarette with a quick flick, then shot me a look. “So, is this tied to what you just said about Heather Carter hiding something from you?” I cleared my throat. “I’m not sure. That’s why I’m digging.” “All I know is, back when my grandma was in the nursing home, Heather visited her. She said something that shocked her so much, my grandma, who’d been out of it for years, suddenly snapped back to reality.” Then I filled Xander in on everything that happened before my grandma fell down the stairs—yeah, including the footage from the nursing home. Xander gave a faint smirk and said calmly, “Well, if that’s the case, you don’t really need your grandma to start talking again. Just find the phone Heather showed her. That’ll give you the answers.” That one sentence hit me like a ray of light cutting through this fog I’d been stuck in. Though it didn’t last long. Reality kicked in fast. “Easier said than done. It’s been ages. Heather’s been locke