A Case of Cold Feet by Karen Chester

Author:Karen Chester [Chester, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-03-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“You!” Duncan barked out. “You’re that wedding planner. Emma something-or-other.”

“I’m Emma Cassidy.” She held her ground, even though her first instinct was to run. “And you’re Duncan Baird.”

“You saw me.” He jabbed a meaty finger at her. “That day when that no-good loser stuck the boot into me. You saw the whole thing.”

Why was he so angry with her? “Yes, that’s right,” she replied steadily. “I was there when Trent fired you.” At the time, she’d assumed Duncan was too riled up to notice her, but apparently she was wrong.

He scrunched his eyebrows into a thick ridge. “You told the cops! You sicced them onto me, didn’t you? You think it’s fun being dragged out of a bar in handcuffs? You think it’s fun having that Detective Gambino barking questions at me all night long? Well, do you?” With each question he inched closer, until he was breathing down on her, the sour smell of him so thick she wanted to gag.

But she wasn’t going to let this hot-tempered bully intimidate her. She stood her ground, ignoring his odor. “You threatened Trent, and then someone killed him. Of course the police would be interested in you. And judging by your attitude, you didn’t make things easy for yourself. But, seeing as they’ve released you, I suppose they think you’re innocent.”

“They didn’t say that. Guess they didn’t find any of my fingerprints at the crime scene, but I don’t have an alibi for the night of the murder, so they still have an eye on me.” He let out a snort.

Interesting. So Duncan must have been released because there was no further evidence against him. Which didn’t mean he was innocent. She took a cautious step backward. But would a guilty man confront her on a public street in the middle of the day and draw attention to himself?

“Well, you’re not helping yourself by bothering me like this.” She edged to one side, but he blocked her path again. She glanced over her shoulder. The sidewalk was surprisingly empty for this time of day.

“But I didn’t do it,” Duncan insisted. “I didn’t kill the little twerp, although God knows he was asking for it.”

“Just because he fired you?”

“The reason he fired me was because I was good at my job and he was crap at his and I didn’t keep quiet about it. I worked at Maravilla for five years. Five long, hard years. I put my sweat and blood into that place. Sal was a good man to work for. Ezra, too. But then that Trent came waltzing in, with his flashy suits and his fancy car, and just because he’s Chalmers’ boy, he got shot into the top position. He didn’t deserve it!”

“And I suppose you think you did?”

“Me?” Duncan’s fuzzy eyebrows shot up. “No way. I don’t want to be general manager. I like being outdoors in the vineyards. No, the only person who deserves that position is Ezra.”

“Ezra Neeson? Isn’t he already working as Sal’s assistant

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