Chương 175: Chapter 175: My Doom At The Hands Of Crew Turner

Did she know she just jumped her way to #1 on my suspect list? She must have, because Joyce surged to her feet and came at me with a desperate expression and a gooey tissue outstretched, both of which made me flinch.

"I know what that sounds like." She dropped her hands suddenly to her sides again, stopping her forward motion so abruptly I was breathless from not knowing if I should keep backpedaling or hold my ground. "Tell the sheriff whatever suits you. But I didn't do it."

Not much to say, except, of course, as I was about to leave I paused with an internal take to task for forgetting the reason I came up here in the first place.

"Ron's debt?" I waited, hoping for an answer.

Disappointment wasn't my favorite emotion, but that's all I got out of her when she turned away, head down.