Overkill by Sandra Brown
Author:Sandra Brown [BROWN, SANDRA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2022-08-16T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 22
Eban!â
Hearing his fatherâs shout, Eban surfaced, shook water off his face, and pushed his swim goggles up onto his forehead. âWhat?â
âGet out. Come into the study.â
âIâm in the middle of my swim.â
âGet out and come into the study.â Without further ado, Sid pivoted and entered the house through a pair of French doors that opened onto the terrace. Windowpanes rattled when he pushed them shut.
His mental cursing keeping time with his strokes, Eban swam to the poolâs edge and hoisted himself out. The pool was heated, but the air was chilly. Goose bumps broke out on his skin. He wrapped himself in the beach towel heâd brought out with him, slid his feet into pool shoes, and flapped toward the French doors.
As he walked into the study, he said, âI had ten laps to go. This had better be important.â Spotting Upton, he said, âBut it canât be good.â
His father said, âSit down.â
âIâm wet. Iâll stand.â
âFine.â His father also remained standing. In fact, he was prowling the room like a caged lion sorely pissed off at his cub. âTell him,â he said to Up.
Upton cleared his throat. âI just heard from my snitch in New Orleans. Kate Lennon and Zach Bridger visited the facility today.â
âToday?â
âAround lunchtime.â
âTogether?â
âIndeed.â
Although Eban didnât want to show it, this came as a disturbing news flash. Late last night, those two had been tucked in at Lennonâs house. By lunchtime today theyâd been in New Orleans, meaning theyâd wasted no time beating it down there. They were moving more quickly than he had anticipated. More quickly than he was. Being outmaneuvered bothered him more than anything.
âThey stayed less than an hour,â Sid said, obviously relating what Up had already told him. âThe administrator personally escorted them into Rebeccaâs room. They spent only a few minutes there before retreating to the doctorâs office.â
Eban looked down at Upton, who resembled a troll sitting hunched in one of the deep leather chairs. âDid your snitch overhear any of their conversation?â
âNo.â
âMaybe youâre not paying her enough. Offer her more money, and Iâll bet sheâll grow bigger ears.â
âI believe we can assume what the topic of discussion was, Eban.â
âYes, I think thatâs a safe assumption. What the hell are you going to do about it?â
âNothing.â
Eban was taken aback by the blunt reply, then became awash with fury. He bore down on his godfather. âWhat do you mean nothing?â
âI mean not a damn thing.â
Sid had stopped pacing. âHeâs right, son. Up has taken this as far as he can alone.â With obvious distaste, he added, âItâs time we got your outrageously expensive and self-aggrandizing defense attorney back in the loop.â
âThere is no loop,â Up said. âNot with me anyway.â Reaching into his breast pocket, he withdrew a letter-size envelope and laid in on the cocktail table beside the chair. Ignoring Eban, he addressed Sid. âIâm tendering my resignation.â
Sid fell back a step. âWhat?â
âItâs spelled out in the letter.â He nodded down at the envelope. âIâve made provisions. You wonât be without representation.
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