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“It seems his father has fallen on some hard times. Something to do with his business. Anyway, let’s move on.”
Reese assumed Cam would come back right away, but when twenty minutes had passed, she put her hand up to stop the meeting. They’d moved on to discussing the interview prep, but all she could think about was Cam. She’d even forgot to bring up theLowdown, and subtly inquire about it to see what she could glean.
“I’m going to go find Cam. You’ll probably be done the meeting by the time I get back.”
She scoured the offices and the small warehouse attached. He was nowhere, but when she looked out to the parking lot, she could see his SUV was still there. She then remembered a small eating area outside, complete with a couple of picnic tables. Sure enough, he was sitting there, staring absently at a neighboring building. Reese sat across from him and he tried to smile.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. John is a jerk. I told him about Dad, and he promised he’d help me out. I should have known he was lying.”
Venom dripped from Cam’s voice.
“Let me help,” Reese said.
“I don’t want to stretch you too thin. I’ll think of something. The bank has given us a bit of a reprieve, so maybe I can scrape something together. I even reached out to the skating tours, and it seems I’m nothing without you.”
“Cam, I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine. It will work out.”
Even though she had enough to deal with, she was going to make Cam and his family a priority, just as she had with Mia and Robin. She owed it to Cam and his family. And she didn’t care what John thought about it.
ChapterThirty-Six
Afew days later, theLowdownhad another exclusive, and it had to do with Cam’s dad and suggested Reese had turned her back on him and his family. The blog enraged John, and he demanded that Cam come forward to dispute the claim. He did without hesitation, but it made Reese even more determined to find the mole.
“I think I can rule Cam’s family out,” she told Grady over sushi in her condo. “At least I think I can. I don’t see them doing this.”
“Unless they were desperate,” Grady said, easing a dynamite roll into his mouth.
“I suppose that’s possible. But Cam would never do it.”
“You think it’s down to Daria and Marnie?”
“And anyone they’ve told. And anyone Cam and John have told. I’m assuming you’ve told no one.”
“Not a soul. Not even my family.”
Reese massaged her temples. “I still don’t see Marnie or Daria having a motive. I hate that I’m saying this, but Cam is the only one with a clear motive.”
“But you’ve eliminated him.”
“I know, I know,” she said, feeling a headache coming on. “My mind is a jumbled mess. Trying to figure out who is doing this is driving me crazy.”
“Have you considered the possibility it could be John.”
Reese dipped a tempura yam roll into some soya sauce.
“No. Do you suspect him?”
“Not really, but I could see him having someone feed info toLowdownfor PR. But based on this most recent post, maybe not? It didn’t give you any good press.”
“What do I do?” she asked and sighed.
“My two cents? Talk to John. Make him aware of your theories. You need to put a stop to this.”
“Can we talk about something else?”
