Murder on the Menu: The Candace Kane Chronicles by Jerri George

Author:Jerri George [George, Jerri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Candace’s conversation with Tripp’s father, Harry Long was an unpleasant. He quickly verified that no heroic measures of any kind would be used to save her uncle and confirmed a will had been in place for years. However, he also inferred that not just Candace and Jesse were within its provisions. Preserving the attorney-client privilege, he couldn’t say much more. He did insist all legal avenues be exhausted to clear up the matter of whether it was an accident or an attack. He told her he’d leave the paperwork at the office with Tripp and hoped to see Dan at the hospital on Saturday. He delivered instructions to call with any change in his condition.

Still uncomfortable about not being able to coerce details from the elder Long, Candace ended the conversation. Someone else was in Uncle’s will. She looked down at her skirt which was wrinkled from sitting in the car and behind her desk all day. She strode over to the walk-in closet and selected a nice pair of jeans. She wondered if Tripp could give her more information. Seeing him tomorrow was definitely necessary even though it would surely open a can of worms and release countless feelings.

Her five-piece office bathroom was finished in ivory marble tile with bamboo accents. It had been one real benefit of their refurbish. When the staff prepped for parties, Candace could slip away, slide into the tub, refresh, and dress before a big night while still being handy. The jetted bathtub and spa were her favorite part of the house, second only to the kitchen.

Sliding into tight blue jeans, Colorado’s design equivalent to a little black dress, and a white tank top sequined with a single rose entwined in thorny branches, she tossed her head and brushed her locks forward to smooth out some of the natural curl. She shook her head and ran her fingers through her hair.

That was better. She nodded her approval in the mirror. However, she still looked sleep deprived. She grabbed a short dark-green suede jacket that matched some of stem work on the top and went down the hall to Anton’s office. She loved how closely they worked, their offices and their growing success. Up until this week everything had been as she hoped and planned it would. Now life was marching on as usual except for the fact Uncle Dan wasn’t awake.

Anton was sitting at his all-glass desk playing chess on the computer. The chrome legs and cross supports to his workspace looked very modern. She noticed he too, had changed. He wore an expensive pair of pleated black slacks, impeccably tailored with a skinny snakeskin belt which peeked under the loosely tucked gray-blue silk shirt. When he turned to greet her, his smoky eyes reflected that color, set off by his thick black lashes.

“Do we have to go?” Anton pleaded. “Let’s stay here. I’ll make you dinner.”

She sat on the couch and dug in her purse for makeup. “I want to go. You don’t have to go with us.

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