Chapter 15
FIFTEEN
Cord cursed as they walked outside. He’d barely resisted slugging that SOB in his wimp-ass nose.
“That man is despicable. I have a feeling Minnie ran away because of him,” Ellie said in disgust.
“So do I. With his attitude, he may have known about the pregnancy and threw her out because of it.”
Ellie worried her bottom lip with her teeth. “True. Which means he lied. And if he lied about that, what else did he lie about?”
Cord raised his brows. “You think he may have had something to do with her death?”
“I don’t know but I intend to find out.” Ellie pressed the key fob to unlock the Jeep.
“Too bad he cut you off so abruptly,” Cord said. “Maybe Minnie left Iris with her sister.”
“I hope so. I’ll pay her a visit.” Ellie’s chest tightened as worry for the child built. “If Iris isn’t with the sister, I’ll have my deputies search churches, fire stations and hospitals where Minnie could have dropped the child for safety purposes.”
Cord’s expression turned grim. “We have to consider another possibility, El.”
Ellie swallowed hard. Considering all the facts, the scene, and questions about the case, in her mind Ellie had already ruled out suicide.
“That if Minnie didn’t take her own life, whoever killed Minnie took her child.
” If so, that meant they were not only dealing with a murder investigation, but a possible abduction or a second homicide.