Page 64 of It's a Wonderful Knife
I leaned forward. “What were they arguing about?”
“What will you give me if I tell you?” Richard smirked.
Royce looked annoyed. “Don’t play games. Someone is dead, and I don’t find you amusing at all.”
“You’re no fun.”
“There’s nothing fun about murder.” Royce sounded disgusted.
Richard sighed. “Jameson has a thing for Gianna. He didn’t like the way Santiago was using her.”
I met Royce’s surprised gaze.
“He knew about that?” I asked.
“Oh, come on. Didn’t everyone?” He laughed. “Frankly, I don’t know how Amelia didn’t notice at first.”
“Who says she didn’t?” Royce asked.
“Maybe she did.” Richard raised one brow. “Which makes her the most likely person to be the killer.”
“I’ll talk to her too. For now, I’m focusing on you.”
“Don’t I know it?” Richard grumbled.
“Do you know where Jameson was around the time Santiago was killed?” Royce asked casually.
Richard opened his mouth to answer and then suddenly stopped. “Oh, you’re good.”
Royce looked innocent. “I don’t know what you mean.”
“Right.” Richard shook his head. “I have no idea when Santiago was killed. So how could I possibly answer that question?”
“You didn’t notice Santiago leave the house?” I asked.
“Nope.” Richard shook his head. “I was just enjoying my whiskey. Minding my own business.”
“What a model citizen,” Royce said wryly.
“I notice you and Jax are kind of friendly,” I said.
Richard’s face tensed. “I barely know him.”
I frowned. “I’ve noticed you talking to him a lot.”
“Jax talks to everyone. He’s a friendly guy. If you want, I can introduce you? But I don’t think he swings that way.”
“You think this is funny?” Royce looked unamused.
“Not really. But you’re acting like I’m the only viable suspect. I saw Santiago flirting with Madison. You should be questioning her first, not me.” Richard pushed his tongue into his cheek. “Maybe he was screwing her too. That would probably piss Jax off. How about you should talk to Jax and stop wasting your time with me.”
“Of course I’m going to talk to Jax, but I highly doubt Madison slept with Santiago,” Royce said.
Richard shrugged. “Maybe it was payback for Jax kissing Chloe.”
Maybe.
I frowned. “For a guy minding his own business, you sure saw a lot.”
