Chapter 89

“Get Bec to do it,” Cassie said. “She was shadowing me on it anyway and knows all the ins and outs. Get her to email Madeline to let her know that she will be taking over. Madeline will handle most of the details on Green’s side.” “Great, thanks,” Ellen said and Cassie could tell she was making notes. “And hey, I hope everything is all right.” That made Cassie feel even worse for lying to her boss. “Thanks, Ellen.” She hung up the phone and slumped into a kitchen chair, dipping her hand into the box and pulling out a chocolate. She unwrapped it and popped it in her mouth, closing her eyes as the chocolate melted on her tongue. She opened her eyes when she sensed her mother sliding into a chair next to her. “What’s going on Cassie?” she asked. Cassie and her mother had never had the kind of relationship that other mothers and daughters had. They weren’t close. Cassie had never come running to her mother for comfort or to share secrets, not since she had been very young anyway. Her mothe