17~ Shameless

Eric Thompson had arrived earlier at the banquet and witnessed the grand entrance of Rita and Chris.

To say he was shocked would be an understatement, he was petrified. He actually thought Rita was still incarcerated so seeing her here by the side of the most powerful man in the country surprised him to the core.

“Would she want to take revenge on me?” He mumbled to himself. His heart raced when he thought of how she was involved with a powerful man like Christopher Stevens.

“Relax babe, remember everything we did was properly done. Everything shows that Rita did it herself.” Patricia Crawford said as she tightened her hold on Eric’s arm. She had also recognized Rita and the handsome man who was looking for her some weeks ago. Her chest tightened with jealousy as she glared holes into Rita’s back.

Patricia’s words had put Eric at ease. Indeed there was no need to worry for every evidence pointed in Rita’s direction.

For some unknown reason, Er