Page 125 of Deadly Misfortunes

She loved how his staff was, and she was glad Red would rejoin them. She hoped that they wouldn't be angry with him because his mother was the reason for trying to murder Gregory. She figured Gregory wouldn't let on that Red had trashed her place. She definitely had no intention of doing so.

“We saw it on the news,” Maria said, wringing her hands. “The wreck and fire looked awful.”

"We're good. And I need to let you know that Red is taking some time off from being a bodyguard so he can renovate a farm that he inherited from his grandparents. He’ll be gone for a couple of months, then sell it, and then he'll join us again. He went to see his girlfriend and proposed to her," Gregory said.

Sascha was glad everyone seemed happy about Red’s plan to return to the staff and about him getting married.

Gregory and Sascha then had a cocktail on the patio, and Maria came out and said, "I'm sorry. Everyone thought that maybe Red had been involved in trying to run you over."

"We were afraid of the same thing. But it turned out to be his mother instead."

"Okay, good. I'm so glad. I really like him."

Maria liked everyone.

"Well, he'll be back," Sascha reassured her.

"I guess now that they’ve arrested Francine Drury, you’re safe," Maria said. “Will you let some of the bodyguards go?”

“No, not unless they want to leave,” Gregory said.

“Good. They wanted to continue working for you but were afraid you wouldn’t need them.” Maria smiled and left them in peace.

Then Kat called. Sascha should have known she would. And then the rest of the family would. She loved them.

"We're fine," she quickly told Kat.

"And when were you going to tell me?"

"We just got home, for heaven's sake. "

"Well, I love you, and we are glad you both are fine."

Then Lucy called. "I've got to go. Love you too, Kat. Lucy is calling."

"Everyone will be. Talk to you later."

"Soon."

Then Gregory's phone rang. He smiled. "Yeah, Mom, we're fine."

"Hey, Lucy, we're good," Sascha said to her cousin.

"I know. I had a vision of it after the fact. But I didn't see the outcome. I'm glad you're okay," Lucy said.

"Thanks. It was harrowing for sure."

"Aunt Meg's going to call you."

"Okay, love you, Lucy, talk soon. Bye. Hello, Aunt Meg, we're good."

"We're not. The darn press is all over the place out here. Uncle Jimmy is having a fit."

"Well, that shouldn't be a problem for you."

Aunt Meg didn't say anything for a moment and then laughed. "There's going to be a sudden, unexpected storm that hits the area."

Rose suddenly arrived and joined them, hugging them both, tears streaming down her cheeks.