Compromise by Marsha R West

Author:Marsha R West
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MRW Press LLC
Published: 2021-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

John Crowell sipped his coffee and toyed with the chocolate cake he’d ordered from the café in the neighboring town. Tim Worley hadn’t arrived yet. Not anything unusual for him. Damn the man for sounding off at the board meeting, but he hadn’t been much better himself. He wanted to wring Jessica Allen’s neck. Because her dead husband’s family had been leaders in this town since its founding didn’t mean she could mess with his plans. Too bad she won the election. He could’ve manipulated Palmer Northcutt with his eyes closed.

The door opened and Tim hurried in, brushing snow from his shoulders. “Man, it’s rough out there. Not certain the roads will be open much longer.” One hand rattled the change in his pocket, a nervous habit that set John’s teeth on edge.

“Coffee and apple pie, Babe,” Tim told the waitress, who rushed off to do his bidding. “Are you sure we needed to meet?”

“You think we should ignore your outburst at the meeting the other night? I’d like us not to have to mess with Jessica Allen because she’s a royal pain in my keister, but we can’t announce it at a board meeting. That was too stupid for words.”

“So, what do we do now?”

“We should disappear the woman before the issue comes up at the next board meeting.”

“Jeez, John. You really mean get rid of her?”

“How successful have you been at making her change her mind, Tim? You’ve tried scare tactics, and nothing works. She’ll never forgive or forget what happened to her nosy husband.”

“Guess you’re right. How do you think we should make this happen?”

“Well, up to now, you haven’t accomplished the task of with getting her to back off. I figure it’s time to hire it done. Hate to spend the money, which will come out of your share, by the way, if we have to go in that direction. But we’ll never push this project through if she remains on the board. And I want you to get this job.”

“I agree, John. We should be able to pull in a hefty pile of dough. We can find a dozen or more ways we can cut corners on this one.”

“We’re agreed. I’ll make it happen. In the meantime, keep your trap shut. Don’t do anything else to call attention to yourself. When it happens, I don’t want them coming to look for you. I’ll key you in on the time to make sure you have an alibi. Both of us should have one. Solid, no way they can pin anything on us.”

“Okay, if you think you can handle it, John. I kind of liked the idea of taking her to Maine and dumping her into the ocean from one of the rocky cliffs. That was going to be my next thing to try. But if you’re going to handle it, that’s fine with me. I’m heading out.” He rose and shrugged into his coat.

“Yeah. I’ll drink another cup of coffee to go with my cake here, and then I’ll follow you.

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