Swindled in Paradise
““Look who just pulled up to the curb.” She looked in the rearview mirror.“Mother.” I glanced at the dash clock. “Five bucks says she’s got dinner.”Fab shook her head as though I’d lost my mind. “When does she show up without food?”Mother’s horn sounded.“That’s code for she needs help.”“You go. I’m going to sneak this stuff into the house so she doesn’t ask questions.” Fab grabbed her tote bag.We’d stopped at The Cottages on the way home. There was no one around, so Fab went into the office and ...copied the files she’d lifted from Lauren’s condo. One held several real estate contracts, the top one for the deal Brad and Didier had been negotiating. The most interesting file had handwritten notes stuffed inside it and a thumb drive taped to the cover. Knowing Mac kept extras of every kind of office supplies, I reached into the cabinet and handed Fab another drive to make a copy, thereby expediting Creole’s chances of seeing it sooner, rather than later.Mother stood holding open the back door of her black SUV and looking impatient.MoreLess
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