The Note (Unsolved Mysteries Book 1) by Kim Knight

Author:Kim Knight [Knight, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DLG Publishing Partners
Published: 2021-02-13T16:00:00+00:00

18

How Did You Get Here?

Chelsea

Later that evening, across London, Chelsea parked her car. She stood at the curb, looking up at her window from outside her block of flats.

A few of her neighbour’s lights were on.

Casting her gaze around the deserted parking lot, she took in the darkness.

She had finally returned from shopping for art supplies and inspecting what Manisha had taken from the empty property. Satisfaction filled her thoughts. Manisha had done a good job organising the house, but it pissed Chelsea off that she hadn’t managed to get hold of Lance all day.

His phone was still switched off, and her calls went straight to voice mail.

She bit on her lip, pulled out her phone, then pressed redial.

“This is Lance, ya know what to do.” The recording of his voice boomed in her ear.

She cut the call and dropped the phone in her oversized Gucci bag. Reaching over the back seat, she grabbed a couple of shopping bags filled with her paints and canvas paper.

Now that it was dark, the view from her window would be fantastic. She could paint London’s skyline and relax.

“Chill out. Don’t worry,” she whispered, reassuring herself.

She then locked the car and made her way to the building, balancing her shopping bags. At the door, Chelsea fished out her card and swiped her entry pass with a heavy heart. The doors creaked open and she entered.

At the lift, as she waited for it to arrive, she resumed the nervous habit of biting the skin around the edges of her nails.

Something’s not right, she pondered the situation. Lance is missing.

The detectives’ sudden new interest in the case set her on edge. From the evidence of the video she had seen, they had a good reason. No one was meant to find out about Lance and the affair. It made her uncomfortable, vulnerable even.

Now, her ‘little miss innocent, I just wanted to care for him, and we fell in love’ act, seemed less plausible.

Gotta find out where they’re getting their information from? She straightened her back.

The lift arrived with a ding. Once the doors opened, she stepped inside.

Snap out of it, Chelsea, she scolded herself.

She gazed at her reflection, which shined with immaculate perfection in the metal doors.

I’m innocent, she told herself, yeah, I am. I may have wanted him to go and leave me the money, but I didn’t do anything.

Once upstairs, she let herself into her flat, closed the door behind her, and kicked off her Louboutin heels. She made her way into the kitchen with her bags, passed through into the living room, then set them down on the sofa.

This isn’t good. Something’s up. She opened the fridge, pulled out a bottle of white wine, then slammed the door shut.

A large mass moved out from the shadows.

“Arrrgh,” Chelsea screamed. “What are you doing here? How the hell did you get in?”

As a strong pair of hands wrapped around her neck and squeezed.

Panic set in. She kicked her feet and screamed once more. The rush of blood pumping through her body thumped in her ears.

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