Chapter 39

In the study, the mother and son sat down. Rickard checked the time on his watch. “Go ahead.” Julie spoke. “I know that you’re trying to get Hesper, but have you considered why she didn’t come home? Has she ever done this since you married? Don’t you think that this is out of character?” How could it not be? He never imagined that she would do this, so he didn't notice that she wasn’t home until the helper went to wake her up. Julie scoffed and coldly said, “I’m going to say something that you wouldn’t want to hear. I watched the video too yesterday. She was disoriented and couldn’t even walk properly. Who knows if anything happened after she got into some man’s car?” “Mom!” Rickard cut her off. “What? Am I wrong?” Julie continued. “I don’t want to accuse her of anything, but the truth is right there. If they were both innocent, why did she not cooperate when the police asked to look for the witness? Also, why didn’t she come home?” Rickard’s mind went to the moment when Hesp