Chapter 32: Beauty at His Side

A Jeep screeched to a halt, its olive paint catching the streetlight, and Alex Hayde couldn't help but grin to himself. It had to be that striking woman, Kimberly Yoppe. "Alex, hop in!" the driver, Wayne, called out. "Oh, sure!" Alex pulled the door open and slid into the back. Up front sat Kimberly, lovely and composed in the same red dress she'd worn earlier. Alex hurried to greet her. "Ms. Yoppe! Hi." "Make yourself comfortable, Alex. Working late again? Ricardo from the Party Office is home...