Chapter Forty-six
Libby held out her hand toward Alia, palm up. “Don’t get your undies in a twist. My car was in the driveway of the garage when Roy fell. It was the obvious vehicle for us to use to take him to the hospital. Then I dropped Les and Kean here and was just leaving.” She reached for her purse and stepped past Les, who backed up to let her by.
“If anything happens to my son because of you, I’ll—”
“Hey, doll,” Libby moved closer to Alia. “Your slime-ball hubby fired me. I’m off the case. Last information I passed on was that you’d left with the boy. No forwarding address.”
“He fired you?”
“Yep. Said I wasn’t worth the money he was paying me. So screw him. When I went to the nearest garage to get my car fixed, imagine my shock when I saw the kid there.”
Alia pierced the woman with the look others cringed from. She stared her down and could see no lies until at the last moment when Libby broke their connection and turned to Les. “Gotta go, sugar. I’ll call you about bringing the car in for those repairs.”
She made her way to the front door and stepped out without a backward glance. Her high heels clicked on the floors and her jasmine perfume hung in the air.
Les targeted Sloan with the open-handed gesture that meant,What the fuck?And when Sloan shrugged, he turned to Alia. “What’s going on?”
“Libby’s working for my ex.”
“Was working you mean. She said he fired her.”
“I don’t believe that. She’s still working for him. And now that Paul knows where Kean is, he’s in danger.”
Sloan and Les both stiffened, but it was Sloan who asked the obvious question. “Why?”
“Because he’s threatened me. Either I give him a baby, or he’ll take my son.”