Early One Morning (Love in Oahu Book 1) by Aubree Lane

Author:Aubree Lane [Lane, Aubree]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Aubree Lane
Published: 2013-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

David walked into Marissa’s office grinning from ear to ear. “Annie hit pay dirt again. She’s making my job simple.”

It hadn’t really been all that easy. He’d spent hours at the library going over the city directory, then he waited in line at the DMV. He followed that up by going to the tax assessor, and the voter’s registrar office. Then he was off to the county courthouse, where he checked in with the county clerk, and the deed of records. He finished up the long tiresome day at the probate office as he meticulously tracked down most of Alexander Turner’s personal and public information.

David knew there was an abundance of information out there waiting for any poor schmuck willing to take the time to discover it. He had invested in a pair of comfy shoes for these long boring days. Not having to deal with sore feet helped make the task a little more palatable.

While standing in a multitude of different lines was tedious, it didn’t smell nearly as bad as scrounging through someone’s trash, as long as you didn’t count a couple of the public restrooms he found himself having to use during the course of the day.

David placed a file in front of Marissa and spelled out his findings. “Alexander was close to bankruptcy. Hannah isn’t going to get much, except for what was set aside years ago in a trust fund. She’s not destitute, but I bet she’s feeling the pinch. The house is going up for auction in order to pay Alexander’s debt. In a few months, Hannah will be homeless.”

“What about the law firm? Will she receive any money from that?”

“Would you if your father passed away?”

Marissa leaned back in her chair and frowned. “I don’t know.”

David smiled. That wasn’t a phrase he heard often from his wife. “Most of what you’ll get will come from Larry’s personal estate. The firm is not part of that. It never has been. Your father draws a hefty salary and will continue to draw a portion of the firm’s proceeds upon his retirement. When your father passes away, those proceeds will pass on to you, but the current head honcho, whoever that might be at the time, has the option of paying you off in a one lump sum. Knowing this,” he continued. “It’s conceivable that Hannah is in for a windfall, but the actual stipulations of Alexander’s Last Will and Testament have not been made public. Either way, I’m relatively certain the State of California will be making out far better than Hannah Turner.”

Marissa scowled. “I don’t appreciate you lumping Alexander and my father in the same category, even if it’s only for the purpose of comparison.”

Alexander and Larry started out as partners, and Larry’s recent actions showed David just how close to the cloth the two men were cut, but Marissa didn’t need or want his opinion on that subject, so he chose not to reply.

Marissa tapped an impatient pencil on her desk. “So if we pay off Alexander’s debt and let Hannah keep the house, she might relinquish custody.

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