Nate felt lightheaded when Helen mentioned his aunt’s name. His head spun and he had wanted to interrupt her but he reminded himself that listening would take him to the end of the story faster. So he’d kept quiet and listened to the complete recount.
That was why he was thrown aback when Helen suddenly stopped.
“What, that’s it? What did he do next? What happened to my aunt?”
Now it was Helen’s turn to look stunned.
“Janette is your aunt?”
Nate hung his head and nodded slowly. “She went missing about five years ago and the last words I heard from her came from here, Clover East.”
Helen squinted. “Wait. So you came here because your aunt disappeared?”
“Yes.”
“And you think my family has something to do with it so you came to me pretending to look for a job?”
Nate gasped. His chest
