“Yes.”
“But he was in the ballroom when they took me outside.”
“He came back.”
Audrey frowned.
“How?”
“On foot, through the south vineyard.”
“Why would he leave and return?”
“That’s what we’re trying to understand.”
Audrey pictured him beside Seraphina, one hand resting lightly at her waist.
Owen had always seemed calm. He had entered the Sterling family quietly, without the loud confidence of the men Beatrice usually admired. He worked in infrastructure consulting and spent much of his time traveling. He listened more than he spoke.
At the rehearsal dinner, he had found Audrey alone on the terrace and asked how she was feeling.
She had been surprised because he was the only person who asked.
Now she wondered what else he had noticed.
“Northstar Restoration,” Audrey said. “Owen’s company worked with them, didn’t it?”
Diana nodded.
“On two municipal projects.”
“Then the transfer may not be a coincidence.”
“No.”
Audrey closed her eyes.
A soft knock sounded at the door.
The nurse stepped inside.
“You have a visitor.”
