CHAPTER TEN
When she found Connelly in his office half an hour later, he was standing by his desk while someone from Public Relations was sitting in his usual seat. He was dictating something to her and she typed it down for him. Based on what Avery heard, they were working on an update on the case to send the press.
“Sorry to bother you,” Avery said, stepping into his office. “Can I borrow you for a second, sir?”
Connelly seemed irritated to have been interrupted but said nothing. Instead, he murmured “One second” to the woman at his laptop and stepped out of the office.
He and Avery stood by the wall and something about the way he intently focused on her made her realize that he was genuinely glad to have her back. She wasn’t just some bonus prize who was here to help with this parti
