The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries, Collection Two by Paul Austin Ardoin
Author:Paul Austin Ardoin [Ardoin, Paul Austin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949082319
Publisher: Pax Ardsen
Part Four
11:00 AM
Chapter Fifteen
Fenway turned away from Cynthia Schimmelhorn, and Bryce Heissnerâs eyes bored into her from across the aisle. Heissner sat sideways on one of the wooden chairs, his legs splayed, his right elbow up on the back of the chair.
âWhat is it, Mr. Heissner?â Fenway asked wearily.
âIâm just wondering how much longer youâll keep up the charade that your daddy dearest is innocent,â Heissner said, tapping the back of the chair in an oddly timed rhythm with his fingers. âSurely thereâs so much smoke around him, you must think thereâs some fire in all of that by now.â
âDoesnât mean heâs the source of the flame,â Fenway retorted. âIn fact, I could say the same about you.â
âAbout me?â
âYes, Mr. Heissner. Youâre just as involved in Ferris Energy as my father is. More, in fact, since you hold all the purse strings. If thereâs something that affects the bottom line, you have the final say, donât you?â
âIf you think I have more control over Ferris Energy than your dadââ
Fenway shook her head and took five steps toward Heissner until she was only two or three feet from him. âI donât think you have more control over the public relations, or over what companies Ferris Energy buys or sells, but I know you have more control over where things come out of the budget, or how much money one division gets in discretionary spending.â
âSo?â Heissner crossed his arms and glared at Fenway.
âSo, Mr. Heissner, it means that if anyone is hiding anything having to do with Ferris Energy financesâlike moving huge amounts of ill-gotten money aroundâyouâd have visibility into it.â
Heissner set his jaw, seething. âThatâs quite an accusation.â
âAccusation?â Fenway feigned surprise. âIâm accusing you of knowing whatâs going on with your own companyâs finances? And youâre angry with me?â She laughed, a fake, too-loud noise, and Heissner winced slightly. âI canât call you a competent COO? You get mad at your wife when she calls you a good lover, too?â
Heissnerâs cheeks went red. âThatâs not what you meant, and you know it.â
Fenway smiled as wide as she could. âYes, I do know it, Mr. Heissner. I am, in fact, accusing you of knowing a lot more that youâre letting on about the whole thing.â
âWhat whole thing?â
âThe hidden supertanker. The refining of the embargoed oil. The money laundering. And especially the murders.â
Heissner shook his head. âThe people who are doing all of thisâwhoever they areâhad us all tricked. They were using decommissioned maintenance yards and holding tanks. It goes deep within the organization, but they didnât touch the official bank accounts of Ferris Energy, and they certainly didnât inform me about it.â He set his jaw. âHow many people at the company do you think had the ability to coordinate that kind of monstrous project while keeping me in the dark?â
âIâm not sure how Ferris Energy works, Mr. Heissner,â Fenway said, âbut I bet that youâll identify my father as the only person who could pull that kind of thing off.â
Heissner chewed his tongue for a moment before giving Fenway a chilling smile.
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