Page 27 of Played by Him

I let a hysterical edge creep into the last couple words and watched the panic fill his face.

“Okay, okay!” He grabbed a keycard and shoved it across the desk.

“Thank you.” I sniffled again and headed for the elevator, unable to believe that shit had worked.

Mrs. Lee was on the second floor, and I doubted she’d have her curtains pulled back so my best chance at getting a picture of her in a compromising position would be when I opened the door. A picture would be nearly impossible. A video, however…

I took out my phone and quickly set it up before using my scarf to hold it in place. It wasn’t the most secure or practical thing, but it’d work for what I needed it to do.

I waited until I got right to the door before starting the phone recording. Then I swiped the card and pushed the door open, an accusation already on my lips.

“Roger, you dirty, rotten, bast–”

The last of my doubt regarding the desk clerk’s truthfulness disappeared as Jessica Lee looked up from where she’d had her face buried between a brunette’s legs only seconds before.

That hadn’t taken them long.

The brunette pushed her skirt down as she sat up. “Excuse me?”

Jessica flushed, wiping at her mouth with her hands. “You were at the doctor’s office.”

“I’m so sorry,” I stammered. “I thought my husband, Roger…I think he’s cheating on me…”

I held up my hand and slowly backed out of the room. As I pulled the door shut, I heard them talking.

“Jess, it’s okay.”

“Moira, what if Evan knows?”

“You heard her. She thought her husband was cheating. Besides, we both know Evan’s too stupid to think either of us are stepping out on him.”

Either of them?

I frowned as I turned off the video, and I was still frowning when I handed back the keycard. The clerk asked me something, but I ignored him. I had my footage, but I wouldn’t consider my job finished until I knew who the brunette was, and how they were both connected to Evan.

I needed to think on things for a while. My stomach growled, and I looked at my phone. It was closing in on noon, and lunch sounded good. If I got something and took it back to the office to eat, I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from chewing over the problem. Eventually, I needed to get there, but I needed a break from it first.

Maybe I could get some company for lunch.

I looked up at the street signs. I’d spent a little time in this part of the city, and if I remembered correctly, Sylph Industries was only a couple blocks away. Jalen usually took his lunch about now.

I decided to drive over, and by the time I got there, I was looking forward to a nice meal and good conversation. We hadn’t made any plans for the weekend, so maybe that would be something we’d talk about.

I stepped into the lobby and heard him before I saw him.

“Thank you for coming.”

I turned toward his voice, preparing a snarky comment for his odd statement. The words died in my mouth as I saw he wasn’t talking to me. He was focused on a too-familiar figure who already had her hand on his arm.

Elise.

I wasn’t going to jump to conclusions, but I wasn’t going to cause a scene here either. When we talked about this, we’d do it privately. Besides, I refused to give Elise the satisfaction of knowing how much I hated seeing her with Jalen. And no matter how much it pissed me off, I would trust him to tell me when he was ready.

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