Chance Encounter by Alesso Chris

Author:Alesso, Chris [Alesso, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-03-31T21:00:00+00:00

“I implied that he killed you. You’re here – living proof that he did’t.”

Hannah laughed in spite of herself. “Glad I could play my part, and, kibosh is right. He’ll never see her again. But I still don’t get why you’re leaving town. Neil has never been violent. He wouldn’t hurt you.”

“I know he wouldn’t - although he may be tempted to in the next couple of days. There was another thing I found on his computer.”

“What?”

“An offshore account in the Caymans. He may not be mechanical and he’s certainly a lousy husband but he is good at his job. He’s a phenomenal stock picker. He’s made a small fortune. It’s tucked away in a secret off-shore account that’s in just his name - except that’s not true anymore. It took a little while, but I moved it to another bank as a joint account and then I moved it to another in just my name. It was an interesting exercise. I’ll be picking it up in a couple of days. I think I’ll scatter it in banks all over the Caribbean. Neil will be thinking about finding Marilee and won’t realize I have his money until it’s too late.”

“He’ll notice that you’ve left him.” She said with emphasis. “He’ll be upset about that. What am I supposed to tell him?”

“Oh, I left a note. It’s a little cryptic. I didn’t confess to anything. I just said I had decided to leave him and I was taking my half of our joint savings. Our joint account is nothing like his private one, but he made a nice profit for us. I’m actually using my half to pay my expenses till I pick up the big money. And if I were you, I would just be surprised when he calls. I lied about so many things, why not about dinner with you tonight?”

Hannah nodded her understanding. “How much money are you talking?”

“Sixteen million, give or take.”

The car was pulling up to the departure ramp.

“Domestic or International?” Hannah asked.

“Domestic. I’m going to Atlanta and then Miami to St. Bart’s, where I’ll pick up my new boat. I’m going to call it the Rae – N – Carnation. Perfect isn’t it? It comes with a crew so I’ll be sailing to the Caymans. It’ll take a few days. I’d appreciate it if you would run interference for me with Neil.”

She pulled the car over and got out of the car to give me a hug.

“Will you keep in touch? Will I ever see you again?”

“Of course. When the coast is clear, come down and visit me. I’m going to run charters, but I’ll be stationed out of St. Bart’s. Just ask for the boat by name. Will you remember it?”

“How could I forget Rae – N – Carnation? Don’t worry, I’ll see you soon. Even sooner than you think.”

“Good-bye, Hannah.” I said and walked into the terminal.

Post Script

I’ve come to the realization that the secret of telling whoppers successfully, is to make each person believe that they, and perhaps they alone, are hearing the truth.

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