When I Know Your Name by G.M. Lawrence

Author:G.M. Lawrence [Lawrence, G.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inkubator Books
Published: 2023-07-08T23:00:00+00:00

19

Elena stepped off the treadmill, reached for her bottle and downed the cool water. She’d slept well, and late, and had managed a few weights and an acceptable run but hadn’t pushed herself to the limit, giving her a pleasant post-workout buzz.

She did a couple of body stretches, wrapped a towel around her shoulders, and wandered to Ethan’s office, to the sound of him talking on the phone. He glanced around to her as he finished up the call and let his eyes linger.

‘Good morning,’ he said as he tossed his phone on the desk and reached out to grab another chair. ‘Good workout?’

‘Perfect,’ she replied. ‘I should go and shower.’

‘That can wait,’ he said. ‘First, we need to talk. Come here.’

She walked to him and made herself comfortable on the chair. She knew what he’d want to discuss, she had asked for his help, after all. But now that it was happening, she wasn’t sure how ready she was for any of this.

‘I’ve been doing some initial digging around, checking out your social media, mainly, and your followers, but can you think of anyone who may hold a grudge or might want some sort of revenge? A bitter work colleague? An ex?’

‘Well, I mean, I’ve had run-ins with people in the past, obviously. Who hasn’t?’ she answered. ‘But nothing that would cause this kind of grudge. Nothing so sinister. My parents certainly made sure of that.’

‘Your parents?’

‘Yes, the Dumont household is full of rules, very strict rules, and high-profile incidents that could damage reputations, namely my father’s, are not tolerated. My parents expect only the best behaviour, a rule my brother somehow manages to defy regularly. And just in case you’re wondering, I’m not the kind to go around flaunting my family’s wealth like Instagram’s richest either.’

‘I can see that,’ he said with a smile.

‘Yeah, well, I leave all that to my brother.’

He nodded. ‘I noticed that too. Women, cars and Cristal champagne seem to be the favourites.’

‘And private planes,’ she said. ‘But those images were removed by my father. Too pretentious.’

‘It just gets better and better,’ Ethan said, sarcasm etched in his tone. He pointed to one of the screens. ‘So, back to this. Was there anything unusual that happened in the weeks leading up to your abduction? Or even longer. A year or so before?’

‘No, nothing. Only that awful man lingering outside my building a couple of times, and we all know how that turned out.’

He nodded as he flicked between screens and scrolled through software data. ‘Yeah, we do.’

‘But my life is what it is,’ she said with a shrug. ‘Maybe it was simply my family’s wealth that attracted this person. Who knows? But there were no nasty emails or phone calls or anything suspicious.’

The weight of the task that lay ahead of them rested heavy on her shoulders, like finding that elusive needle in a haystack. She hoped she had the strength for it. ‘Okay, what else?’ she asked, wanting to power through.

‘Well, without any real leads, we’ll start with everyone you know and work outwards.

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