Chapter 45. A new lawyer

Baxter entered the room in a hurry, as if someone were chasing him. He closed the door behind him, and Beth could sense his accelerated breathing.

"What's going on?" Beth asked, pausing her makeup. "It's like you've seen a ghost."

Baxter took off his jacket and threw it on the bed.

"I've been calling you all morning," he complained. "Why didn't you answer the call?"

Beth made a annoyed face and rolled her eyes with disdain.

"I'm a very busy woman," she replied, turned, and resumed applying makeup.

"This is serious, Beth, very serious," Baxter insisted, taking Beth by the shoulders and turning her around again. "I had to come myself in person."

Beth threw the small makeup brush against the dresser and stood up.

"Then speak for heaven's sake," she demanded.

Baxter stared into her eyes, as if searching for the right words to tell her without making her angry and explode in a fit of rage.

"You can't kill Joseph yet."

Beth took a few seconds to digest the news, with a puzzled expression on

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