Chapter 20: A Day of Regret, a Night of Forgive Me FoodJason wasn’t sure what to do. Howard had left hours ago and he still wasn’t back. He snuck into Howard’s office, asking Lorena to keep an eye out, and tried to figure out which of the bad accounts Howard had picked.
“Let me look,” Lorena said, peeking her head in the door. “You stand guard.”
Two minutes later she left Howard’s office.
“He’s at that bachelor pad at the marina,” Lorena said. “If he plans on cleaning it today, we’re not going to see him for a few hours.”
As if on cue the main line rang. Lorena walked to Howard’s desk, grateful that she could answer the main line from there.
“Chidworth Home Services. How may I help you?” she said into the telephone. “Oh, Mr. Sterling, it’s so wonderful to hear from you.”
Jason had fo
