Lawyers, Liars and Lemon Tarts by A.R. Winters

Author:A.R. Winters [Winters, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Beth’s car smelled of lemony goodness, and when we went to my mother’s house, she brought a box of mini lemon tarts with her for dessert.

It was good to see my mom and Aunt Kira again. They were both in the kitchen, chopping up tomatoes and cucumber for the salad. My mother is a retired middle school teacher with light brown hair and stress-induced wrinkles that have been rapidly fading ever since her retirement. Aunt Kira is ten years older than her, with short, undyed gray hair and a penchant for wearing half-moon reading glasses. The house they live in together, an old, unrenovated place with bathrooms and a kitchen that are more functional than stylish, is a ten-minute drive from the beach.

I helped myself to a cube of Feta cheese, and then Beth and I set the table. Within a few minutes, we were all at the table, gobbling up the delicious roast chicken and salad, and I filled my mother in on the case.

“Isn’t that awkward, working for your ex-boyfriend?” asked Aunt Kira. “The last time you talked about him, you mentioned that he kept asking you to get back together with him.”

“Well, he’s paying me double, so I figured I might as well take the job. And I did tell him that he has to respect me, and that I’m not doing this because I like him—I’m doing it because he’s paying me double. I think he gets it.”

“Men like him never get it,” said Aunt Kira. “He sounds like the kind of man who thinks every woman is in love with him.”

“And he’s right surprisingly often,” I said. “It seems like every other woman is interested in him.”

“I’m sure you can understand why,” said my mother. “After all, you did go out with him.”

“That’s true,” I said. “He’s good-looking, he’s charming, and he has a good job. I suppose people who don’t know him very well get taken in by his charm. He knows how to be nice to you.”

Aunt Kira nodded. “Most men don’t really have any idea about how to talk to a woman, let alone flatter her and make her think she’s wonderful. No wonder Liam has an easy time with the ladies.”

“And he has no ethics about it either,” said Beth. “It’s like he’ll sleep with anyone who’s interested in him.”

“I guess he’s Neve’s problem to deal with now,” I said. “As long as he pays me, and I can solve this case. That’s all I need to worry about.”

“But who would’ve hated Lana enough to kill her?” my mother asked. “Whoever did it must’ve really planned it out. They went to Lana’s office when there would be nobody there but her.”

Beth and I exchanged a glance. It was something that had bothered me. Whoever had killed Lana had made sure to plan everything out properly, and now that we were investigating, they were intent on getting us out of the way as well. I hadn’t told my mother about the woman with the gun—I didn’t want to worry her too much.

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