The Scam by Evanovich Janet & Goldberg Lee

Author:Evanovich, Janet & Goldberg, Lee [Evanovich, Janet & Goldberg, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Romance, Humour, Crime, thriller, Contemporary, Adventure
ISBN: 9780345543165
Amazon: 0345543165
Goodreads: 25614812
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2015-09-15T07:00:00+00:00

Trace sent everyone away except Garver and Dumah.

“I’m surprised that you let Sweet and Porter just walk out of here,” Dumah said. “They’re playing you.”

“I’m a reasonable man and they made a convincing argument,” Trace said. “Griffin was fair game, a swindler who got swindled. There’s nothing wrong with what Nick and Kate did to him. In fact, I admire how they did it. It shows that they’re smart and daring. The fact is, those two have done nothing to me but make me richer.”

“It’s just a part of their plan,” Dumah said.

“I really like that part. But now it could be over because I let my curiosity override my good judgment,” Trace said. “I have to find a way to apologize and win back their business.”

“You don’t want to do that,” Dumah said. “They’re liars and crooks.”

“My best customers are liars and crooks. I can live with that. But do you know what I can’t live with?” Trace stepped up to Dumah. “Underlings who question my decisions.”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Trace.” Dumah lowered his head. “I’m just trying to serve you better than I did Griffin.”

“No, you want to avenge your honor,” Trace said. “So listen to me very closely. If anything bad happens to Nick and Kate while they are in Macau, I will hold you personally responsible. If Nick stubs his toe and breaks it getting out of bed, it’s on you. If Kate gets bitten by a mosquito and has an allergic reaction, it’s on you. And the consequences for you will be extreme and disfiguring. Do I make myself clear?”

“Yes, sir,” Dumah said.

“You can go now,” Trace said.

Dumah nodded and walked out.

Trace watched him go. He would never admit it to Dumah, but he had taken the bodyguard’s warning to heart. He wasn’t going to act on it the way Dumah, or even Nick and Kate, would expect him to act. He was going to follow Nick and Kate’s example instead. He’d swindle the swindlers.

Garver joined Trace at his side and gestured to the chair with a swing of his mallet.

“This wasn’t a mistake,” Garver said. “Now you know who they really are.”

“And they know me,” Trace said.

“That’s a good thing,” Garver said.

It certainly was. Because the next time one of them was in that chair, and Trace believed it was likely that one of them would be, they’d know that they deserved their suffering and that he had every right to thoroughly enjoy it.

—

Kate went back to her room to change her blood-splattered clothes, making a mental note to do more sucker punches to the throat and hand out fewer broken noses. She discarded the clothes, showered in steaming hot water, and dressed in an indigo cap-sleeved cashmere pullover and white slacks that were like a second skin thanks to a large percentage of spandex. She swiped on some lip gloss and mascara, pulled her hair into a ponytail, and returned to the VIP suite.

The woman who opened the door to the suite introduced herself as Birgita.

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