Chapter 252: Saviours, Part 10

James

When the party dies down a little, while we are still gathered together, I decide to tackle the elephant in the room. “Of course, this all begs the question of why Klempner said what he did to Charlotte….”

The champagne bubbles burst, and Charlotte’s face turns serious. “I felt as soon as he spoke, that he had some kind of grudge against me. He said it was because of Jenkins getting killed, that he held me to blame for that. But it didn’t feel right. I’m sure he was lying about that. If his grudge was actually with my mother, or my mother and father…”

Beth sits, hands neatly folded as she listens. And Richard is intent as Michael interrupts her. “I should mention, Charlotte, that this isn’t the only information that Will is trying to find. When these came to light, I also asked him, and he agreed, to try to have any other family connections checked. None came to light….”