KillerCupcakes by Leighann Dobbs

Author:Leighann Dobbs
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Ten

Lexy got out of her car in the parking lot of the Brook Ridge Retirement Community Center in a cloud of flour dust. She’d spent the afternoon at the bakery waiting for deliverymen, logging in and stocking ingredients. Somehow, she’d gotten flour all over her black tee shirt and jeans. She batted at her clothing to try to brush it all off.

Lexy opened the door to the community area. Nans came rushing over to greet her.

“Lexy, we’ve get something very interesting to talk to you about!” Nans grabbed Lexy’s hand, pulling her over to the round table where the women from the Ladies Detective Club were waiting.

“Good to see you too, Nans.” Lexy’s sarcastic smile made Nans laugh.

“Sorry, dear.” Nans gave Lexy a hug. “Of course, it’s always wonderful to see you. Now sit.” She pointed towards an empty chair.

Nans whipped out her iPad. Placing it on the table, she turned it so Lexy could see the screen. The ladies leaned in toward the center of the table excitedly.

“We found something that might be a clue.” Nans said in a hushed whisper, her eyes dramatically darting from side to side, her fingers deftly clicking the icons on the tablet.

Lexy looked down at the image of a newspaper page, the headline read Bridge Repair Fund Missing Money. “A news story?” She looked up at Nans.

Nans nodded. “The story says a government project to repair bridges has been found to have funds missing. The project is one of Jason’s pet projects. Read it and you’ll see for yourself.”

Lexy picked up the iPad to read the story while the ladies watched her in anticipatory silence.

Putting the iPad down, Lexy bit her bottom lip. “This is interesting, but it says they don’t actually know where the money went. I mean it could just be lost in the system.”

“Or someone could have embezzled it. Maybe somehow Kevin was involved. Being Jason’s brother, he might have had an in, and that’s what may have gotten him killed.” Ida interjected from the other side of the table. The other ladies nodded in agreement.

“But why use my cupcakes to do it?”

“Probably just a coincidence. Poison is a non-violent way to kill someone and you are the only bakery in town...” Nans let the sentence trail off.

“Now, tell us what you found out at the wake.” Nans leaned closer, her eyes as big as saucers.

Amidst a chorus of gasps and ooh’s, Lexy told them how Jason had told her Kevin had been asking about her. She told them about the woman with the expensive shoes who was Jason’s assistant and was dating Kevin. She purposely omitted the part about the man warning her off because she didn’t want Nans to worry. Finally, she told them how Jack had mentioned something about blackmail.

“Aha! That’s it.” Nans put her fist in the air. “Kevin was blackmailing whoever took the money from the fund!”

“Or Kevin took the money and someone was blackmailing him.” Ida said.

“The crying woman is interesting. You said she’s Jason’s assistant? I wonder how she can afford those shoes.

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