The Last Good Liar by Sylvie Stewart

Author:Sylvie Stewart [Stewart, Sylvie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947853287
Publisher: Rolling Hearts Press

I have to say it’s something of a relief to have things back to strictly business where Ponch is concerned. And when it comes to business, I don’t mess around. The SWiN is a tightly run ship that draws an excellent profit, never gets a single ding from the health inspector, and has Yelp reviews most restaurants would kill for. My investment into Milo’s diving business is also proving to be auspicious. The spring diving season is just starting, and he’s already booked up and talking about hiring two new instructors for the summer season. Then there’s my Frocks and Fantasy side hustle, and while it started out as a passion project, even it has turned into a lucrative business of its own. I gotta say, I’m sort of a mogul at this point.

Of course, it’s always easier to make money when you already have money, so I know I’m no genius. But I’m proud of my business accomplishments and investments, nonetheless. And growing up the way I did taught me a lot. Money was never an issue—I always had security in knowing that; but the certainty of wealth was always counter-balanced by the uncertainty of affection. To my parents, I was at best an accessory and at worst a burden, but either way, I was never important enough to merit kept promises. I never knew when or if my parents would be around, and I lived in a kind of limbo until I learned to only count on myself.

I suppose that’s why commitments are so profound to me. I don’t make them lightly, and I don’t back out on them—whether they be personal or business. So my business arrangement with Ponch is still a contract in my mind. And I don’t renege on contracts—even if they’re with cheaters.

If the property he wants is out of reach, I’ll find him an even better one. I need to keep my focus, wrap this real estate bullshit up, and then say goodbye before focusing my attention on getting out of this mess with the Altmans and Camille. There’s no way I’m whoring myself out, but I haven’t yet figured out an escape that doesn’t leave Camille vulnerable.

I yawn and review the information on my laptop screen before I press “Complete Purchase” and close it, wishing I had an evil white cat to stroke while I smile to myself in bed.

Just because my needs have changed doesn’t mean Ponch will be useless to me while I’m fulfilling my end. I almost let him and his slick ways make me forget who I am—someone who’ll gladly milk this for all it’s worth and cackle with delight at the destruction I leave in my wake. Besides, he deserves it.

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