Chapter 303

I went upstairs to a suite reserved for the party guests, after grabbing a change of clothes from one of Ashton’s men who had fetched it from the car. The red wine had dried sticky on my skin, clammy and unpleasant. I tossed the ruined dress over a chair along with my purse, then headed into the shower. Minutes later, I came out, dressed, grabbed my purse, and immediately felt something was off. I’d left it dangling from the back of the chair, caught on the strap. Now it was neatly resting on the seat. Who touched my purse? I glanced at the closed door. Who had come in while I was in the shower? I checked inside. Everything was still there: phone, wallet, compact, lipstick. I unlocked my phone. Two messages had been sent while I was in the shower. [Me]: I need to talk to you. Come see me in Suite 302. Come alone. [Me]: You were right. My marriage to Ashton was a mistake. I did it to piss you off because you chose Catherine over me. But now that you and she are no longer together, I… Ju