Chapter Fifteen
Something in me decided not to let that pass. I said, “Oh, I was thinking your aunt told me you used to work there.”
Irene’s eyes flashed, either at the mention of her aunt or the fact that she’d been caught in a mistruth.
“I guess it would be more accurate for me to say that I didn’t really know Rufus now. You’re right—I did know him from the shop, but only from a work standpoint. He and I weren’t friends or anything. Burton already hunted me down to find out the scoop about Rufus. Of course I didn’t even have an alibi; I live totally by myself.”
“Same,” I said with a smile.
Irene relaxed her defensive posture a little. “If I had a more interesting life, I wouldn’t be at home all the time and maybe I would actually have an alibi when something like this happened.”
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