"Well—" Jason’s mouth opened and closed like a fish gasping for air. He said, enunciating what almost sounded like a prepared statement, "Mr. Grant, I—I had no choice. Miss Baker and Mrs. Baker asked me to do this. You know I can't afford to offend the Baker family. But I swear, if I'd known Mrs. Blackwood—Ms. Collins, was connected to you, I wouldn't have dared touch her!"

‘Wow. He had just thrown Cecilia under the bus.’

Derek chuckled softly. "I don't give a damn ...