Your Lies Exposed: An Alex Harper Mystery Thriller (Alex Harper Mysteries Book 3) by Mark Ayre

Author:Mark Ayre [Ayre, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Twenty-Six

Elizabeth looked at Xander’s plate and tutted.

“You’ve not touched your food. Come on, eat up. Most important meal of the day.”

It was disconcerting how easily Elizabeth went from threatening Andrew’s life to sounding like a mother, worried about her precious child’s eating habits.

Despite this, Xander reacted almost instinctively to the warmth of her tone. Before he knew it, his cutlery was in his hand, and he was cutting into a delicious, plump sausage. Only as he bit into the first chunk did he realise how hungry he was. This, in turn, made him worry about Yasmin, and he asked after her.

“Your sister is also enjoying a delicious meal, but in her room. I wanted alone time with you.”

Again, this was spoken as a mum to her son, but Xander had to resist a flinch.

“How can I save Andrew?”

Now that Xander had tasted his first bite of this delicious breakfast, he could not stop. The second his question was out, he placed some bacon in his mouth, finding it as scrumptious as the sausage. Next, he went for some hash brown.

In response to his question, Elizabeth offered another, “How do you feel about him?”

“What do you mean?”

“In killing my son, he saved your life, yes?”

“Incidentally.”

This made her chuckle. “You mean because he did it to save Lexi?”

“Yes, not that I begrudge him that.”

“But do you like him?”

Xander was not a fan of games. It was clear Elizabeth wanted something. That was why she had come looking for him. She had already told him what would happen if he did not do this something. Why not reveal what it was?

With people like Elizabeth, it was never simple. With some, he might demand they get to the point. That was too dangerous with Mrs Murray. He had to play along.

“No,” he said.

“You didn’t like him?”

“No. He wasn’t a good person.”

“That’s what I thought, and this is the problem with love.”

Xander paused with another forkful of food halfway to his mouth, confused.

“Oh, don’t get me wrong, I see the benefits. For example, I loved my Donald within hours of meeting him, and our love has never done anything but lift us. We complement each other. Alone, we could never have built a successful business. I’m sure you and Lexi are the same with your little agency?”

Rather than dispute the word little, as was tempting, Xander nodded.

“I’ve been lucky. Whenever love has sought to damage me, I’ve cut it loose. With my mother, for example. Most people can’t do that. Take Lexi. From what I’ve learned, Andrew’s a nasty piece of work. Yet, Lexi would do anything to keep him safe. You can’t stand him, but your love for Lexi compels you to protect his best interests. See. Love can be so damaging. Which brings us to your sister.”

Somehow, Xander kept from spilling a fork of beans down his top. He took a breath before putting the food in his mouth.

“I assume you’ve no idea who Tony Noorgard is?”

A shake of the head.

“No reason you should.

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