Chapter 12
It was Harold, the police chief, who finally intervened. When Eva Jackson arrived at noon like a conquering warrior queen to claim her court-ordered prize, Harold intercepted her limousine at the cattle guard and arrested the Jackson Oil heiress for assault and battery on a child.
Good for his word, not only did he invite the local newspaper to witness the arrest and take pictures of her in handcuffs and behind bars, but he also invited in the television networks and told them, on live television, about Eva's earlier assault on Adam at his mother's funeral. The witnesses arrived at the police station before the arrest, eager to help Adam by telling the television reporters how frightened they'd been of that crazy woman, and how upset Pippa had been afterwards.
Eva made bail w
