Ghostly Murder (PI Assistant Extraordinaire Mystery Book 1) by Lotta Smith

Author:Lotta Smith [Smith, Lotta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-15T05:00:00+00:00

EPILOGUE

After Henderson sent the forensics team all over the park in search of the lost pair of shoes, Archangel and I left.

“You know, Mr. Archangel…” I said, power walking to keep up with my towering employer.

“Yes?” Without turning back, he responded.

“When did you figure out the death of the Sushi Czar was an accident, rather than a murder?”

Stopping abruptly, he turned back to me.

“That’s a good question.” He raised one corner of his mouth.

“You haven’t answered my question,” I pointed out.

“As a matter of fact, I had that possibility in my mind as soon as I saw the roofless cage.”

“Wow, that’s impressive,” I admitted. “By the way, you didn’t need to send me to the forest, did you?”

“Come on, that was necessary.” He gave me a ‘get real’ look. “Sometimes, I need to prove I’m working hard so I can keep my service fees high. In addition, you were way more reluctant for that task than I’d expected, which earned me some extra points in the effort department. Nice job, Kelly.”

“Excuse me?” I countered. “I’m the one who went into that creepy forest, and not you.”

“So what?”

“Can’t you care a little bit more about your assistant’s safety?” I spat. “You sent me to that godforsaken forest before the ghost mask was located. At that time, you had no idea the serial rapist was Weitzman a.k.a. the Sushi Czar, did you?”

“Oh, Kelly. You’re making me out to be a callous, heartless con artist. That really hurts.” He clutched at his chest dramatically. “How can you accuse me of sending you in to that shrub before making sure you were going to be safe? Unlike that lying, cheating fraud of an ex-hubby, I have standards.”

“So, you knew the rapist was the Sushi Czar?”

“No,” he said nonchalantly. “I’m not a psychic. At that time, that was just a theory, but I had nothing to support it. Then again, this rapist hadn’t committed his crime spree in the light of day, so I presumed you’d be fine. Besides that, helping me with my job is what your job’s all about, isn’t it?”

“I’d appreciate it so much if you would kindly care about my well-being,” I said grudgingly.

“You know what, Kelly?” He chuckled. “I was more than positive of your safety. If I recall it right, you can breathe fire. That skill was listed in your resume, am I right?”

“Maybe,” I admitted, pouting.

Hell, I shouldn’t have gone that far. Maybe I should have replaced the part that said “Can breathe fire” with “Can seat ambassadors from multiple nations perfectly according to protocol.”

“Hey, cheer up,” he said as he checked the time with his smartphone. “It’s almost lunch time. I’ll buy you lunch to show my appreciation for your hard work.”

“Hmm, okay. What’s for lunch?” I asked, perking a little bit. I didn’t mind having a nice lunch.

“What do you say about sushi?”

“After seeing the corpse of the Sushi Czar stabbed to death?”

“I guess so. Having seen the blood, I developed a craving for some raw tuna,” he said matter-of-factly.

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