She took a deep breath. “Avis and I had it out earlier,” she explained. “I told him he couldn’t do this. I said I’d sick my editor on him. I threatened him with bad press, with lawsuits. Want to guess how that turned out?”
Tony could only shake his head.
“I’m sure that I’ll thank him for this someday,” K.J. said. “But right now, I’m pissed.”
“I’m the one who got dragged out of bed this morning,” Tony reminded her.
“Oh, I can top that,” K.J. said, grinning sardonically. “I did a little digging and found out that Daria Francesco, Valence’s widow, returned to the area a few years ago. She runs some fancy private daycare out in the country. I called over there and asked for her. Whoever I was talking to hung up as soon as I mentioned the paper. I think if I could get through to her if I dropped by.
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