Fall by Katherine Rhodes

Author:Katherine Rhodes [Rhodes, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-02T05:00:00+00:00

I opened the laptop and plopped it on the bed next to Hector. He already looked better, lighter, less burdened. The IV was delivering the much needed antibiotics, and he’d be in for two days.

Navigating easily through my programs, I brought up a few graphs and charts for him to see.

“So. The Worths are loaded.” I poked a key. “Not as loaded as I am, of course, but they live really well. Mister Beckett Worth is a philanthropist and humanitarian. He’s a good man who wants nothing more than a comfortable life.

“His wife, however, Tricia Howell Worth, is nothing like him.”

“Ay, no. She is nothing like him. He’s a very nice person to me, always has been.”

“Good, testify to that.” I popped through a few more screens. “She was married before and quickly defrauded him out of a lot of money and left. I thought I would find more divorces, but no. She had a good thing with Beckett here. Now, she’s got money rolling out of his accounts, and…I’m sad to say you’re about the fifth employee that she has abused. I would be interested in talking to a few of the housekeepers to see if she always treats everyone like this.”

“That I’ve seen?” He nodded.

“She’s a dirt bag. Anyway. Back to the plan. I’m going to start sending Mister Worth my reports on her activities, and it should take about a week for me to get all the information to him. At the end, I’m going to send him a photo of her terrible behavior with you. Where clearly you were being victimized. And I wanted to make sure that was all right with you.”

“Is it going to help me in court with her?”

“Oh, yes, definitely. It will also help him cut her off and the judge decide to deny her alimony.”

“Then, yes. I’m fine with it.”

“Good. So that’s step one. Show Mister Worth all the evidence that his wife is a terrible person. Step two is your suit against her. Step three is me draining the accounts she has hidden around the world into charitable institutions as anonymous donations. Untraceable. The kind of things where if she went looking for where the money went, all the red flags would go off and incriminate her in fraud.”

“Oh, yes. Yes! I love it!” Hector cackled.

“So, even if the judge and jury fail to find her guilty,” I tapped the keys again, “she will be ruined, and have to work for a living if she wants a roof over her head.”

“Lincoln, this is brilliant. Every inch of it.” He laid a hand on my arm. “Thank you so much, hermano. Honestly. I didn’t know how to get out of it. I don’t know what I’m going to do for my income now, but I feel so much better.”

Reaching into my pocket, I handed him the card I had there. “Fischer is actually looking for a new receptionist. Think you can handle that?”

“Really? He’d hire me?”

“Why not? Can you type? Answer phones? Keep a schedule book or software? Then we’re good.

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