Chapter 174

"Howard, the police came to me asking about Blair. What should I do?" After a few minutes, Alyssa sent another message. "I fended them off by saying I felt sick, but I think they'll be back. I'm heading to you now, so we can line up our story. It'll only take ten minutes. I won't keep you from the wine tasting event with Megan." Just as he finished reading, his phone buzzed again. It was Alyssa calling. From the table, Megan glanced up and saw Howard by the aisle, frowning as he spoke into his phone before striding out. She wondered what had happened, yet she let it go. She had come for two things anyway. First, she was here to answer Howard's questions and shut down any excuse for him to bother Stella. She had already given him plenty of time, so that part was done. Second, she needed to figure out what Yvette was really after and why she was doing it. Megan looked toward the stage. Yvette had wrapped up her speech and raised her hand. A moment later, a few servers rolled