Chapter 182

‘Okay. See you then.’ Dashiell hung up. Elodie took a deep breath. She had tons of work to do, but taking care of this was equally important. She drove to the café. Dashiell was already there, waiting. He rose when he saw her approaching. Elodie waved off the waiter and launched straight to the point. ‘Do you remember when you brought me to the hotel the other night?’ ‘What hotel?’ Elodie shot him a withering look. ‘Don’t play dumb. Two nights ago. When we went to the bar. I had one drink too many. You helped me to a hotel across the road, checked in, paid and then…left.’ Dashiell smiled. Of course he knew which hotel she was referring to. He just liked hearing the story from her own lips. ‘What about it?’ ‘There’s a photo. Of you and me, going into that hotel.’ Dashiell’s smile disappeared. ‘I see.’ ‘Did you set this up?’ Elodie stared at him fixedly. Dashiell scowled. ‘What?’ ‘The photo. Did you get someone to take it?’ ‘Why would you think that?’ ‘Because someone sent it to Ari. And