Chapter 27

ARIANA’S POV

When Robert zoomed off, I stood on the porch trembling, visibly shaken by the abruptness of all that had transpired and at the same time, enraged.

Why was Robert so invested in the whole Emily and Flora thing? Why did he so badly want to know? I had not murdered Flora! She shot herself. I had begged her, pleaded with her but she was determined to end her own life.

But the truth remained that what Emily knew about the gun was going to implicate me. I was finding it difficult to breathe with each passing moment.

I rushed back into the house and collapsed on a couch trying to steady my heart. Everything was happening so fast.

I took my phone and dialled Barbara again. She answered on the first ring.

“Any progress?” She asked me.

“Of course there is no progress”, I shouted.

“Rob has gone to my parents house and I'm sure between him and the both of them, they've found a way to contact Emily”.

“And you're still sitting in your house talking about it?”

“Well what the hell am I