Death in the Romance Aisle by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon [Cahoon, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Rarity watched as the guy turned and sprinted toward his car. Then the process server drove away. She turned back to Cara and nodded to the paper still unopened in her hand. “What’s the issue?”

Cara opened the paper and read the first page. “I’m being sued for Janey’s estate. Her sister wants the money to revert to her.”

“Has the will even been probated yet?” Jonathon reached out for the summons and read it. When he finished, he looked up at Cara. “Do you have an attorney?”

“No, the will is still in court. Janey’s estate attorney said there might be a challenge, and if there was, to call her.” Cara sighed. “Janey owned the house. If I lose this case, Whiskey and I will have to find somewhere else to live.”

“Call your attorney. If the will is valid, you shouldn’t lose. Just don’t give up.” Rarity wanted to give the woman a hug. She looked worn out with grief.

Jonathon handed the summons back to Cara. “Look, I know this is a lot, but don’t worry until you have something to worry about. Just call your attorney.”

They walked back to Jonathon’s car and didn’t say anything until they were heading back to the salon. Rarity turned to Jonathon. “Why would someone who already has money want to stop Cara from getting Janey’s money?”

“Maybe Trish doesn’t have as much money as she wants, or she already spent her part of the trust. There are a lot of reasons people sue. But it sure shines a different light on Janey’s sister.” Jonathon glanced in the rearview mirror as they left Cara’s street. “I think maybe Drew should have a closer look at Trish and her motivation.”

“So let’s go poke a hole into her alibi.” Rarity set the GPS back on the path to the salon. “It should be open by now.”

“Do me a favor. Call Drew while we’re driving. I think he needs to know about the suit. If Trish assumed Janey would leave her fortune to her, she could have killed her, not knowing that Janey had changed the will.” He turned onto the freeway. “Money is a big motivator. Especially when you need it to keep up your lifestyle.”

“Which doesn’t rule out Cara as a possible murderer. She could have known about her inheritance and needed access to the money now.” Rarity glanced back at the way they’d come. “Although I don’t see her as a killer.”

“You have good instincts. No wonder Drew trusts you.” Jonathon pointed to her phone. “Call Drew. Tell him what we found out and about the challenge to the will. This just opened up Trish for him to examine her more closely.”

She found his name and hit Call. Then she waited for him to answer.

“Hello? Rarity? Don’t tell me you and Dad got in trouble already.” Drew didn’t sound happy.

“No, we just have a bit of information to tell you.” She went through the meeting with Cara, then told him about the server and the court case.

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