Chapter Seven
Sloan said in a fast mumble, “I like Adelaide. I’d like to date her or something. I knew she needed some extra work because she was saying that teaching didn’t pay very well, so I offered her a small, paying job here. Asking her out while she was working for me isn’t appropriate, I know. I was trying to figure out what to do when I overheard her tell Forsythia Thomas that she was seeing someone. You know how nosy Forsythia is.”
Miles said sympathetically, “That must have stung.”
“It did,” said Sloan with a quick nod. “And then it stung more when I saw her out later in Neil Albert’s car.”
“Well, I hope you’ve crossed her off your list of likely love interests. Anyone who dates married men isn’t a good candidate,” said Myrtle. She tilted her head to one side. “Although you
