Chapter 85: Drugged

Charlotte walked into the dining room and saw Chloe and Dylan already planted at the table, one on each side. She plopped down next to Dylan while Liam trailed in and took the seat at the head of the table. The silence at the table was thick enough to cut with a knife. Even Chloe, who's usually got something to say, was shoveling food into her mouth without a peep. After they'd finished eating, Charlotte was mid-mouthwash in the bathroom when her phone buzzed with a call from Vincent. She figured there was a breakthrough with the number, "Already?" "It's not that simple, Charlotte. I've got a lead on the day Chloe dragged Annie to the lake, but I can't be sure. Wanna swing by and take a look?" Anything about Annie was an urgent business for Charlotte. She dried off her hands and made a beeline for Liam's study. "Off to meet Vincent in the dead of night, alone?" Liam's head snapped up, his eyes throwing daggers, "Excuse me, what am I to you?" Charlotte wasn't phased by his anger