The driver said to him in a low voice, “Melody should be Miss Hudson’s aunt.”

“Oh, I remember her,” Geoffrey recalled and remarked, “I can’t believe I work for that foolish woman. She isn’t as influential as you might believe, Miss Hudson. If you agree to my terms, I’ll assist you in making Melody and Gretchen vanish from this world.”

Biting her lower lip, Estelle looked around again.

With a knowing look, Geoffrey nonchalantly leaned against the car window and smiled, ...