The Siamese Suicides: A Duncan Dewar Mystery of Murder & Suspense (Duncan Dewar Mysteries Book 6) by Victoria Benchley

Author:Victoria Benchley [Benchley, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Do You Ever Really Know A Person?

Nigel approached them dressed in a bespoke dark navy Savile Row suit, his uniform de rigueur. His carriage and skin tone signified exhaustion, even while he projected a masculine elegance and sophistication. The man's thick salt and pepper hair conveyed his age more than any other feature, but his normally sparkling blue eyes now appeared dull. Since the burden of caring for his ex-wife was over, the youthful vigor he'd maintained seemed somewhat collapsed. However, he broke into a broad, dazzling white smile when he spotted Angela.

"So good to see you, Dear," he said as he enveloped her in an embrace.

Angela broke into sobs again. She tried to pull away, but Nigel just hugged her tighter.

"I… I don't want to ruin your suit," she said, gasping for air.

"Oh, pshaw! I've a dozen just like it in my closet."

An unspoken air of intimacy existed between these two, which Duncan sensed. He knew his fiancée had visited Spain once or twice to see Sunny, but that would hardly account for the degree of closeness he detected between them.

Eventually, the men shook hands and exchanged pleasantries after the lass regained some composure. Nigel led them into a conference room, pulling a chair out for Angela and offering them each a drink. A tea and coffee service had been laid out by hotel staff, along with a large assortment of biscuits. After they'd settled in, the former race car driver began.

"I want to read the part of the will that pertains to you, Dear," he said, pulling a thick document from a briefcase. He continued, "As you may have guessed, Sunny named me her executor. Her estate was completely separated from that of her current, or last husband, years ago when they came to a financial agreement. The solicitors will handle all of that while I deal with the personal aspects of her wishes."

Nigel smiled at Angela before continuing, his eyes glancing from the document to the girl at regular intervals. "It is my express wish that Angela Smith receive my entire Chanel archive, along with a monthly stipend of seven thousand pounds, to be adjusted for inflation, for the rest of her life. I hereby appoint Angela Smith to the board of the Sunny Bentwell Foundation for the Advancement of Fashion as Art, heretofore to be known as FAFA, with an accompanying salary as seems proper to my executor and chairman of the board of FAFA. In addition, should Ms. Smith choose to include the Chanel archive or any pieces thereof under the FAFA umbrella, she will be granted control of those pieces and a special position shall be created on the board of directors and filled by Ms. Smith to oversee such activity. Such position shall also have a salary as deemed appropriate by the chairman of the board of FAFA and—"

A loud bawl escaped from Angela, interrupting Nigel. The lass had sat quietly in shock at Sunny's generous bequest until this point, but now she cried uncontrollably.

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