Their Favoritism Resulted In A Cruel Outcome Chapter 10
By the time memorial lights were hung at the Worthington house, the state government had already been informed. Forging the governor’s signature, impersonating state police, and reopening a detention center was not a simple family dispute.
Governor Daniel Winthrop signed three public orders in succession.
The first ordered all records from the Worthington family and the governor’s office to be preserved.
The second required his own son, Connor, to report to the State Law Enforcement Division for questioning.
The third turned Blair and everyone involved over to a joint state police and FBI investigation, with the governor formally recusing himself from the case.
By the time investigators arrived at the Worthington house, coffins already lined the room beside the dining room. Last night’s steak and crab were still on the table, and beside them lay more than a dozen bodies.
The plate of crabmeat James had shelled for Blair had already started to turn.
The silver whistle Luke had given her had fallen to the floor and snapped in two.
The puppy Henry had given her had crawled under the table, whining softly.
The lead investigator stood in silence for a long moment, then removed his hat and bowed his head toward the coffins.
“Connor Winthrop, you need to come with us.”
Connor was still sitting beside my coffin.
He had started to change me out of the smoke-damaged wedding dress, but halfway through, he had stopped.
Inside the petticoat, sewn into the lining in very small letters, was a line of embroidery.
*Connor and Willa, growing old together.*
I had sewn it the night before the wedding. The stitches were crooked, and I’d hidden them deep inside because I was afraid my mother would laugh at me.