Peppermints & Pandemonium: Marcalls Breakfast Cafe Parnormal Cozy Mystery (Marcalls Breakfast Cafe Paranormal Cozy Mystery Book 6) by B I Skinner

Author:B I Skinner [Skinner, B I]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Felix the Cat Rocks
Published: 2021-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

After gathering the donuts and coffee, Miranda and I drive to Scarlett’s house, which isn’t quite close enough to walk, especially in the dead of winter.

We pull up in front of her house, and I turn to Miranda. “What excuse are we going to use for bringing a total stranger donuts and coffee?”

“Leave that to me,” she informs me.

Uh oh. This ought to be interesting.

We ring the doorbell and just when we think she may not be home, she cracks the door open. “Can I help you with something?”

“Hi, Scarlett, I’m Miranda and this is my colleague, Charlotte. We’re with the Crested Peaks Tribune and we wanted to ask you some questions about Jack Frost. We assume you’re aware that he died?”

“I am,” she says cautiously.

“We understand that you were involved in a lawsuit and we’re doing a story on him. And we brought donuts!” Miranda says holding up the sweet snacks.

I can’t believe she told her we’re reporters. But thankfully, Scarlett seems interested.

“Jack Frost, or whatever his true name was, stole my idea for a computerized reading dog,” she says as she lets us into her house.

“I’ve never heard of such a thing!” I exclaim.

“That’s because I invented it! It’s for kids who have trouble reading. They can read out loud to the dog and he’s programmed to respond in certain ways. He can even help them sound out words and all that.”

“That sounds so neat!” Miranda tells her.

“I take it you don’t know his real name either?” I ask. “Assuming his real name wasn’t Jack Frost.”

“My lawyers are looking into it, but they’re convinced that isn’t his real name either. Who would be, right?”

“Why do you think he stole the idea for the dog from you?” Miranda asks.

“Because I was in there one day shopping, and I foolishly mentioned it to him. I thought, hey, here’s a sweet old man who has owned this toy store forever and plays Santa Claus every year for the town’s children.

“I bet he could help me bring my design to market. Maybe he even knows people who would be willing to invest. How dumb could I be? I explain the entire concept to him, and next thing I know, I see the reading dog in the store and the guy who works there--“

“--Will Fleming.” Miranda fills in.

“Yeah, Will. After I ask him what my toy is doing in the store, and he says that Jay Bee Toys, that big toy manufacturer, is currently negotiating with Jack to purchase the rights to the toy and take it worldwide. I was stunned. It’s worth millions, and he stole it from me.”

“Do you have proof that you designed the toy first?” Miranda asks.

“You bet I do!” she announces. “My lawyers think I have an excellent case.”

“Were you at the party last night?” I ask. “I’m wondering if you noticed anything suspicious,” I add before she gets too suspicious of me. Considering we’re already suspect in her eyes, I assume. We randomly show up with coffee and donuts, having never met her before, and claim to be reporters.

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