London's Most Wanted Rake
“Channing pushed his hand through his hair yet again a half-hour later. He was dressed, but his hair was going to be a tousled mess at this rate while he listened, questions darting through his mind. ‘If it’s him why hasn’t anyone caught him before?’ Channing sipped at his coffee.
‘It’s not him directly,’ Alina explained. ‘He is behind several syndicates that operate under different names. But he’s used other aliases before so it’s very difficult to catch him. Then there’s the embarrassment ...factor. To catch him means exposing oneself to public scrutiny. He picks victims very deliberately, people who would be reluctant to let others know their finances were in trouble or that they’d been taken advantage of in an awkward business situation.’ ‘You are potentially courting scandal if your involvement in this becomes known,’ Channing pointed out. Surely Alina had thought of that. If others worried over public censure, it ought to be a sign that she should worry, too.MoreLess
‘It’s not him directly,’ Alina explained. ‘He is behind several syndicates that operate under different names. But he’s used other aliases before so it’s very difficult to catch him. Then there’s the embarrassment ...factor. To catch him means exposing oneself to public scrutiny. He picks victims very deliberately, people who would be reluctant to let others know their finances were in trouble or that they’d been taken advantage of in an awkward business situation.’ ‘You are potentially courting scandal if your involvement in this becomes known,’ Channing pointed out. Surely Alina had thought of that. If others worried over public censure, it ought to be a sign that she should worry, too.MoreLess
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