Gold Diggers by Tasmina Perry

Author:Tasmina Perry
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781416572602
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2007-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

35

Curled up on the four-poster bed in the master bedroom of The Standlings, Molly swallowed a mouthful of brandy and grimaced. She just couldn’t concentrate on the late-night movie she was watching – even the fifty-inch plasma screen couldn’t make it more interesting. She sighed and took another sip. The last fortnight had been hell. The humiliation of having to clear her desk at Midas had been bad enough, but then she had been forced to face a week of complete paranoia, terrified that Marcus would smell a rat. Thankfully he seemed to buy her excuse that she wasn’t enjoying the job and would much rather get on with the renovations at The Standlings. But Molly was missing London. Working in Piccadilly had given her so much freedom – to meet Alex, go shopping or see friends for lunch on her Midas expense account. She had once boasted about ‘the manor’ but, now it was all she had, she felt trapped and suffocated. Just then, Molly’s mobile chirped. She didn’t want the distraction, but Marcus was away on business and would expect her to answer. She put down the brandy and flipped it open.

‘Hey there …’ she purred.

‘Is that you, Molly?’ asked a woman’s voice, its tone soft and apologetic. ‘I’m sorry for calling, especially so late. But you hadn’t replied to my letters and I wasn’t sure if you’d received them.’

‘How did you get my number?’ asked Molly, instantly recognizing the voice and sitting up straight.

‘I called – what’s it called? – the Midas Corporation. I saw you in the papers and it said you worked there. That’s how I knew where to send the letters. Anyway, I told them who I was and said it was very important I speak to you.’

‘You haven’t got my phone number for a reason,’ said Molly coldly.

There was the sound of soft sobbing down the line. Molly sat there listening, her eyes drifting to the window. It was pitch-black outside and she could see her reflection in the glass, her face shadowed and sinister. She looked like a ghost.

‘Okay, so I got the letters,’ said Molly, irritation in her voice.

‘Did you read them?’

‘Yes, Janet,’ said Molly numbly. ‘I read them.’

‘Well, it’s got worse, Molly, it’s worse than when I last wrote. Your father. I think he’s going to die.’

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