Darkwater Lies by Robin Caroll

Author:Robin Caroll [Caroll, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RC Productions Inc
Published: 2019-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

19

Dimitri

“I don’t take well to threats.”

Dimitri froze outside his father’s office, recognizing his father’s tone all too well. Who on earth would be threatening Claude Pampalon in his own hotel?

“It’s not a threat, I can promise you. We had a business deal.”

“It’s beyond my control that I no longer have it.” The anger shook Claude’s voice. “Trust me, I want to sell it to you more than you realize.”

“Then you should reacquire it.”

Dimitri could almost recognize the other man’s voice. Just not quite.

“Don’t you think I’m trying to do just that?”

“We have an auction lined up. We’ve invited various interested buyers. If we cancel, it will be damaging to our reputations.”

An auction? Buyers? What had his father gotten into now?

“I’m working to recover it as best I can. I’ve even had a private investigator hired in an attempt to recover it before the police do.”

Dimitri felt ill. He’d been an unknowing pawn in his father’s nefarious scheme, and it made him so angry he could spit nails. But what was his father’s plan? What was he doing?

“Yes, the police are better than I thought they would be. I was very surprised they recovered Katerina’s tiara. I only wish they had acted faster in that aspect to have prevented the biggest stone from being replaced.”

Dimitri sucked in air. The other voice was Edmond Jansen!

“The theft was certainly at the most awful time.”

“Are you sure about that, Claude?”

“Whatever do you mean?”

“It seems very coincidental that your hotel would be robbed when the princess’s tiara was in there, along with the vase and flowers.”

Claude’s voice lowered to the point where Dimitri had to lean closer to the closed office door. “Are you implying that I had anything to do with the theft? If what the police have discovered is accurate, your country’s private guard was involved in the robbery.”

“Along with your hotel’s guard. Our guard was murdered by yours during the course of the robbery.”

“And our guard was murdered as well. At least the crown has been recovered.”

“As I understand was your cash.”

Dimitri moved away from the door as one of the office administrators made her way past the offices, heading to the lobby. As soon as she turned the corner, he moved back to listen again.

Claude cleared his throat. “Be that as it may, Edmond, I’m doing everything I can to recover it so I can sell it to you.”

“Our auction goes live Saturday night. We’ll need those poppies in hand before then.”

“I said I’m doing the best that I can.”

“If your best isn’t getting it done, Claude, perhaps you should do something else. Whatever it takes. My father will not be pleased if we have to cancel the auction. He’ll be furious.”

“I said I’m handling it.” Claude spoke from behind clenched teeth.

Dimitri could picture his father now: face red, veins bulging, jaw locked with the muscles popping. Controlled fury at its best.

“Are the police aware it was stolen?”

“No, of course not. I’ve gone on record that nothing of mine, aside from the hotel’s cash on hand, was stolen.

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