27. Stalemate

My hands shake as I pick up the cup of tea that the waitress just gave me. I finally did it. I called the number, and the blackmailer agreed to meet. After telling her of my suspicions and about the number that the blackmailer left me, Dina insisted on coming with me to confront her. I couldn't argue so she's currently sitting just two tables behind me, and I can feel her gaze burning a hole through my back.

The bell to the cafe's door rang and I look up nervously, and behind a man in a dark suit entered a woman. I close my eyes, steeling myself. She isn't what I expected but it was close.

"Brit." I murmur as she approaches my table, "Don't tell me...are you...?"

"Ari?" Brit asks, taking a seat in front of me, her forehead scrunches in confusion, "What are you doing here?"

I frown too, "I...um...I was just...what are you doing here?"

"This is Olive's family's cafe," Brit replies.

Olive. The sound of her name leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. The moment Dina spelled it all o