The Fossil Beach Murders (Dorset Crime Book 6) by Rachel McLean

Author:Rachel McLean [McLean, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing
Published: 2022-04-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT

“Sam,” Elsa said. “What are you doing here?”

Sam said nothing but looked at Aurelia instead.

“Take a seat,” Aurelia said to the younger woman.

Sam shuffled backwards and slid into a chair, her gaze not meeting Elsa’s.

Elsa moved towards the other chair, the more comfortable one immediately opposite Aurelia’s desk.

“Not you,” Aurelia said.

Elsa’s head flicked up, looking at Aurelia. “Sorry?”

“You can remain standing.”

Elsa put a hand on the desk. “Is there a problem?”

“You could say that.”

Aurelia stood up. She bent down and lifted something from behind her desk. A plastic box. In it were shards of paper, the output of the shredding machine.

Elsa felt her stomach lurch. “I can explain.”

Aurelia raised a finger, shaking her head. “Sam has told me everything.”

Elsa glanced at Sam, who was looking down at her lap. Sam was scared for her job. She was desperate, Elsa knew that.

Elsa lifted her chin, looking Aurelia in the eye. “You’re the one who made me work for him. You know the kind of thing it entails.”

Aurelia gripped the edge of the plastic box. “Destroying evidence is a criminal offence.”

Elsa slammed a hand onto the desk. “Come on, Aurelia, don’t be so naive. When you work for men like Arthur Kelvin you know that sometimes you have to cross a line.”

Aurelia leaned forwards. Her gaze flicked to Sam. “No.”

“Don’t tell me Harry never did anything like this.”

“Harry managed to represent that man while keeping everything above board.”

Elsa scoffed. “Well, if you believe that—”

“If I believe that, what?” Aurelia interrupted.

“You’re fucking naive.”

Elsa knew she was burning bridges now.

Aurelia sat down, slamming herself into the chair.

“I expect you out of here by the time everybody else arrives.”

“Really? I’m a named partner. You can’t just kick me out.”

“Check the partnership agreement. I think you’ll find I can. And I think that compared to the alternative, which is informing the Law Society, you’ll be quite pleased when I do.”

Elsa forced her muscles to relax. She blinked a few times at Aurelia, then looked at Sam. Sam’s legs were crossed beneath her, her eyes almost closed.

“Very well,” said Elsa. “But who’s going to represent him now?”

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