212 Inevitable Crash 4 (2/2)

While he pondered over that, Jimmy entered his office. ”I've got news.”

”Go ahead.”

Jimmy seemed uncomfortable for some reason. He didn't sit down, standing behind the chair while leaning on its backrest. ”The police finally got the story out of Gregor, and I can put him behind bars for at least three years. More if his backers don't interfere.”

This was some good news, but Jimmy's actions betrayed that there was more to it. Was it in the reasoning behind Gregor's actions?

”Why did he do it?”

”He wanted something on you. Since college, he had been burning with hatred for you, and now that your station is no longer stable for the first time in forever, he wanted to be the one to kick you off your high horse, as he put it.”

”And he thought he'd get this kind of info at my place?” Kyro was incredulous. It wasn't like Gregor had been the smartest in college, but he hadn't been a total tool. Well, not a hundred percent one.

”Someone told him about you bringing secret information home to work on it without anyone seeing you. He also learned that you were going to be away for the weekend, so he thought it was gonna be easy peasy.”

Jimmy was starting to get into the story, but his queasiness didn't pass. He was still shuffling about, doing his best to act nonchalant when he was clearly not feeling that way. But so far, he hadn't said anything that might result in such emotions.

”And?”

”Well, the police didn't manage to get anything else, but there's a definite motive and illegal entry, so he only made my job easier. The fact that he injured your pet isn't going to help his case, either. The fool thinks he'd still gonna go free, though.”

When he didn't say anything else, Kyro finally pulled back from the desk and focused his full attention on him. ”Spill it. What else is there?”

The expression on Jimmy's face went through a couple iterations before settling on uncertainty. ”I don't know if you really want to know it…”

”Tell me.”

”Well… Jane's back. And she has dumped Brons' brother. I think Gregor might have done it to impress her by putting you down upon her return,” Jimmy explained in a controlled voice, but Kyro stopped hearing him after the first few words.

His mind whirled in disbelief and confusion. Jane was back?