Clair (Beach Brides Book 4) by Grace Greene & Beach Brides

Author:Grace Greene & Beach Brides [Greene, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kersey Creek Books
Published: 2017-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Greg

Greg called his client.

He answered on the third ring. Greg heard noises, voices and general party sounds in the background. A woman was laughing, water may have been splashing, and music was playing, and then it faded away.

“Hold on.” More loudly, he called out, “Dee, I’ll be right back.”

Greg heard a soft sound like a door closing.

“Okay. What’s up? What did you find out?”

“Nothing more. I found her, as you hired me to do. She isn’t anywhere unexpected. She’s at her parents’ home in North Carolina. Beyond that, there’s nothing to know.”

Sean Kilmer responded with silence.

“She lives there with her sisters.” Greg almost mentioned that she’d referenced heartache, but a flash of insight hit him and he held it back. “There’s nothing else going on.”

“How can you be sure?”

“Hard to prove a negative, but there’s nothing to indicate she has any interest in you.”

Another long silence, then he said, “You spoke with her?”

“I did. Unavoidable.”

“I told you specifically not to interact with her. To investigate and keep a low profile. Not to do anything to make her suspicious.”

“As I said, it was unavoidable, but it’s a good thing it happened because otherwise I don’t know how I would’ve found out anything. There is nothing to find out. Three sisters living in their childhood home trying to recover from the death of their parents.” He wanted to ask his client a few pointed questions, so much that it burned in him. Plenty to investigate there, without doubt. Suddenly, he was like a dog with a scent finally sniffing out the fox—Kilmer’s real fear. Kilmer’s elegant fiancé and her wealthy father. He was sounding less like an affluent businessman and more like a weasel afraid of being caught in a vise. Did he really have anything to fear from Clair? It was hard to imagine a scenario where he might.

“You said you came across that bottle down in the Caribbean, right? Long way from California. Why do you think it means anything? If you tell me more, then I can be more effective.”

“It was a coincidence. But I don’t believe in coincidence. That card she wrote on? The other side had the name of an attorney. When I saw that, it was a warning I couldn’t ignore.”

“You know her personally, right?”

“Sure. A woman from the past. They can get vindictive. A lawyer won’t do her any good, if that’s what she’s thinking, but I don’t need her messing up my present.”

Greg almost laughed. It was as simple and basic as self-interest. This guy, his client, had seen the card, both sides, and gotten spooked. He put sympathy and a touch of warning in his tone.

“I’ve seen it all and you’re right about the potential for vindictiveness. Always good to leave things on good terms. Never can tell what someone who feels betrayed or cheated will do. What lengths they’ll go to.”

There was a very long silence. Finally, Kilmer said, “Do you think she will…did you see or hear anything to indicate…”

“I told you no, but you can never be sure of anything.

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