“This is what has been going on,” I ended on a feeble note.
Riley didn’t respond.
After a long time, she stood up and stormed out.
Then she returned with a bottle of wine and two glasses. She poured one for me and then drank up the wine in hers.
I was so nervous that I didn’t touch my drink, anxiously waiting for
Riley’s reply.
Although Riley and I were friends, it was a very risky move to tell her the truth. After all, she and Adam had been married for many years, not to mention the fact that I had been lying to her this whole time. It was highly possible that coming clean to her could ruin everything, which was why I hadn’t even talked to Harlan about this.
If Riley failed my trust, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Angela’s Library
Just as I was about to pass out from holding my breath, Riley finally cleared her throat.
Debra’s POV:
Riley put her glass down and looked at me gratefully. In the most sincere tone, she whispered, “Thank you-both you and Harlan-for trying to save the town. Thank you so, so much. Roz Town and its people are lucky to have you.”
Hearing this from Riley, I let out a long sigh of relief.
Thank God I had bet on the right person.
I picked up my glass and took a big gulp of wine. After taking a deep breath, I told Riley, “I have evidence of Adam’s shady business. I believe that Gale will send someone here soon. She’ll do her best to protect the residents of Roz Town.”
Riley smiled as she poured herself another glass of wine silently.
The amber Liquid rippled in the glass, and then slowly returned to calm. At that moment, it seemed that she had made up her mind about something. She Looked up at me and said firmly, “I’ll do whatever I can to help you.”
I was surprised.
This was great! Ever since the beginning, I had a hunch that Riley would play an important role in saving the small town. It seemed I had predicted correctly.
“Thank you so much, Riley!” I grinned at her happily.
“But whatever we do, we have to hide it from Adam. We can’t let him know what we’re up to, or else all our efforts will be in vain.”𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Riley nodded solemnly.
“Of course.”
Together, we came up with a simple plan before I hurried back to the hospital.
Just as I was about to enter Caleb’s ward, Carlos hurriedly ran up to me.
“Debra, Melany and Brian were able to make an antidote thanks to the information you sent us. But I don’t know what’s going on with these two; they haven’t administered the antidote to Caleb yet, and they refuse to tell me why. I have no idea what they’re thinking.”
