Chapter 20
Brittany's Pov
Seven days. Seven long, frustrating days since I hired Jackson to dig into Adrian Martinez and the mysterious payment Darcy had sent to the prison. A full week, and still nothing. No news from him.
I sat at the white cushion in the living room staring at my phone for a very long time, hoping and praying that Jackson would at least call me.
Yet nothing happened. No calls, no emails, no text updates. Just silence and the silence was driving me insane.
This wasn't how it was supposed to go. Jackson was supposed to be the best-the man everyone whispered about in society circles, the expert capable of uncovering dirt on anyone and delivering results within days. I had paid him a fortune, stressed the urgency, and he had promised updates "in no time."
"So where is
