Protection for Hire by Camy Tang

Author:Camy Tang [Tang, Camy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-310-41276-2
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2011-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

He’d really thought it would be over with just a nasty-gram or two. Charles stared at the lawyer sitting across from him. “You’ve got to be joking.”

Heath’s lawyer fit every expectation Charles had of the kind of man a wife-beater would hire — he looked like a snake oil salesman. His pencil-thin moustache, his pinstriped suit with a slightly nipped-in waist, even his flashy black-and-white patent leather shoes, which Charles expected him to prop up on the conference room table at any minute. The hand rubbing the edges of his stack of documents was covered in heavy gold rings with the occasional flash of diamond or ruby.

“The burden of proof is on you, Mr. Britton,” Dan Augustine said. His voice was as oily as his slicked back hair. “The money Mr. Turnbull is holding is his own, and none of it belongs to Ms. St. Amant, unless you can prove otherwise.”

“He is illegally holding on to her inheritance money.”

“Mr. Turnbull has already attested to the fact that all that money was spent years ago on a vacation to Italy,” Mr. Augustine said.

“And I have already asked you for documentation and receipts. I have yet to see them.”

“We have thirty days to respond to your document request, and time’s not up yet.”

And he’d be unlikely to give Charles the information by the deadline. Typical stall tactic. It would force Charles to file a motion to compel, which would take up more time.

“My client is currently looking through his files,” Augustine said, “but he has already mentioned that he may no longer have those receipts.”

“And the bank statements?”

“Again, they may have been shredded.”

Sure they were. The man’s teeth were black with his lies.

“In the meantime, we’re serving a deposition notice for your client.” Mr. Augustine slid the envelope across the table.

Deposition? This was unusually early — and very aggressive — for Heath’s lawyer to require Elizabeth to appear before them for questioning. “No, we haven’t gotten the information we requested yet.”

Mr. Augustine cocked an eyebrow. “That’s not our problem.”

Charles gave him a smirk. “You have thirty days to respond to our request for documents. We have the prerogative to object to your deposition notice.”

Mr. Augustine sighed and raised his eyes to the ceiling. “We offer several times and dates as options. Don’t be unreasonable.” He gave Charles a nasty look. “We could file a motion to compel.”

“Go right ahead. It’ll take even more of your precious time. But my client is not appearing in your offices anytime soon. Unless, of course, you can get us the information we asked for and release her inheritance money to her.”

“We’re back to square one. We’re not obligated to do anything for you until you can prove that money still exists.”

“The money belongs to my client and Heath Turnbull is holding her funds illegally,” Charles said through gritted teeth.

“Then prove it.” Mr. Augustine stared him in the eye, his black gaze triumphant and condescending.

“It’s not a matter of proof. It’s a matter of illegality bordering on grand theft.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.