Its implications were clear. Teresa Donovan had had reason to think that Cole would hurt her. She’d even taken steps to protect herself by getting a restraining order.This did not look good for Cole. And the tiny glimmer of victory in Finn’s eyes told Jamie that he was now even more convinced of Cole’s guilt.So why wasn’t she convinced?She’d spent the entire night with the man, heard about his relationship with his parents, kissed him. She wasn’t easily deceived, and unless Cole was the most phenomenal liar on the planet, she didn’t think she’d pegged him wrong.“Why didn’t you come forward two weeks ago?” Jamie spoke up, fixing a suspicious look at Teresa’s lawyer.Emerson went a tad pale. “I was scared,” he confessed. “Mr. Donovan is a very powerful man. I worried he might consider this a personal attack, and perhaps take action against me.”Jamie stifled a sigh.“When was the order filed?” Finn asked.“The date is on the top of the first page.” Emerson rushed on.
