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me is up. You're
groaned open with aw in a quiet brea
astic bag holding a few faded cl
ame. It was not even enough to p
sed in the same clothes she had worn when she
she walked by the side of the ro
at her, and her mind kept circling the
k to the Hewitt f
e for someone else, thrown her into prison,
ing horn blared f
t, but the black luxury ca
a face she knew all too well. J
ounded shocked. "
sing in her chest, Eileen i
steps when he blocked
ur years. You can't eve
u hoping I'd stay in prison for a few more
hy didn't you let us know you are out so
looked him dead in the eye until he was the one who
ruck by that. His ex
u home. You're out now, so learn to behave an
parked fury i
to stop making trouble, maybe think about
leen, that's in the past. There'
those four years in prison have lef
e the car. A hea
rtable. His fingers drummed
ears. She cried at home repeatedly. She sai
s voice lost so
you and I both know who sent Stella down those sta
n so, every member of the Hewitt family had believed Natalie Hew
. "The evidence was there, and the court alread
few so-called witnesses. That is your id
to a tight line. His expr
said in a low voice. "You w
ison. If you doubt that, you can go experie
but he did not kee
other topic. "By the way, today is Natalie's birthday. You
en said. "During these four years, did any of you ever visit m
nce more. He had n
city. Eileen stared out the window as her
rth and brought up in a rur
after returning to the Hewitt family.
been fixed only on Natalie. Har
erself. She had thought her parents and
ose friend, Stella Wade, came looking for her. Stella said s
ed out of nowhere, her face darkening,
irwell, Stella had already fallen down the
came after felt
Several guests said they had seen the two of them
herself, but no one bel
to frame Natalie for everything. Her f
s sentenced to fou
Today is Natalie's birthday. Don
d Eileen out of
een felt the rage in he
every one of them would
th her friends, heard movement behind
ight smile. But the instant she
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