“Did she know how much you heard?” I asked. Evelyn shook her head lightly after that. She looked toward the hallway briefly before answering me again. Her voice stayed low the entire time.
“She asked how long I was standing there,” Evelyn admitted quietly. “I told her not long.” Good answer. Jade getting suspicious right now would only make this harder later.
I adjusted my grip on the bag while thinking through everything carefully. This changed things, just not publicly yet. Evelyn overheard part of a conversation, but that still wasn’t proof. Not enough for accusations, not enough for court, and definitely not enough for Cole.
Not yet anyway. I needed something solid before this became useful legally. Jade slipping once didn’t mean she’d confess everything again immediately. But peopl
