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It was three days after she left Kleve that she got confirmation of a letter from Avenge. Albert had called early that morning while she prepared for another day at the office. He had news for her and it wasn’t friendly news but whatever it was he kept to himself saying he would tell her when he saw her. So she spent the day in her office half in thought of what the news was. The day after she returned to Port, Jay had gotten her the lawyer she wanted. A shrew, renowned divorce lawyer called Benedict Goldman. He was in his forties and not quite what she thought a divorce lawyer would look like. Where she had expected a balding head he had a full head of dark brown hair. She had expected shifting unfocused eyes, yet his gaze when he sat with her to discuss the complexity of her marriage certificate was steady and charming. Pity he was married and loved his wife, she thought to herself. He didn’t seem to be intimidated by the fact that his opponent was Noel Greer. He seemed intrigued
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"What the hell is this bastard doing here!"Penny moved to stand in front of Albert before he barreled further into her office to pummel Noel to the floor. Even Noel wasn't helping matters. He was behind her, body taut and ready to do battle."What is he doing here, Penny?" He demanded looking hard into her eyes with mistrust. The only person left out of the decade-old enmity causing the tension in the room was Jay and he stood by the door too stunned to move. It didn't take long before heads began to peep to see what the commotion was all about."Come in and close the door, Jay," Penny said in an impatient tone.He was already stepping back but he stopped at her command. "Uh...it seems like I do not want to be part of whatever is happening here.""You are a part of it." Giving Albert a withering, warning look she stalked to the door to pull him in. Before she closed the door, she walked into the main working space where her workers immediately jumped back to work. "I know you all wa
At His Mercy Chapter 14
In Laod a light rain drizzled. It wasn't unusual during the pleasant summer to have a light downpour. It lasted for only a few minutes and then the sun broke through the clouds again, dragging the tourists from their lodges to historical sites, art shops and museums. Stefan Essen made his way to the station, grunting at the crowds in the streets. He hated tourists, they made his work harder than it was. Reports of robbery and murder were at an all-time high during the summer season. There were many unsolved cases from previous years, but none of them were as huge a deal as the disappearance and reappearance of the Royal Diamond necklace. The chief witness, Evangeline, the museum worker, was of zero help.Stefan's Senior Unit Chief wanted the case closed as soon as possible, and he was driving Stefan to a point of madness trying to find the man behind the name Danny Cooper. The pregnant woman who had caused the commotion at the museum had also been registered under a fake name. It did
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Both men turned to each other in surprise as Lou spoke into the phone.“Stefan,” she drawled. “Yes, yes I know about protocols and all, but you have a lot on your hands, I will leave my report with your assistants…oh they are not your assistants? Could have fooled me…very professional indeed…lunch? No, that is not very professional, is it, Stefan, dear? How about some cigarettes?”Johann nudged Sebastian and they came to an agreement.As both men started to close in on Lou, she held the phone from her ear so that they could hear the last part of the conversation.“… Yes, just get the damn thing and put it on my desk!” Came Stefan's abrupt response. Johann and Sebastian stopped in their tracks. Lou smiled, embarrassed at Stefan's shouting, as she dropped the telephone back into its cradle.“I knew he would not mind, but Stefan needs to learn some manners, does he not?”Sebastian laughed. “He is our boss. We do not want to lose our jobs complaining about him.”“Of course not, and neith
At His Mercy Chapter 16
"You look too excited," Albert observed as he took the package from her. They were in her house. Nancy was in the kitchen making food for lunch. She was wary of Albert but said nothing when Penelope asked her to make lunch for three. Penny had gotten rid of her wig to prevent shreds of evidence been traced back to her. Now she wore a lime green sweater and loose pants and walked barefoot across the Oriental rug in her living room. Her eyes sparkled."Penelope!"She jerked back to life. "What?""I don't like that look in your eyes. I understand that you once enjoyed the thrill of being the mistress of disguise, leaving the police scratching their heads in confusion while looking for loopholes to try to catch you but you are a respectable woman now with ..."She held up her hand and laughed. "Oh God Albert! I remember that I have a business to run."He narrowed his eyes at her turning the package containing the necklace over in his hands. He looked down at it. "That's good to know." He
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Dear Midnight Fox, I received your package and I must confess I am immensely pleased. You've still got it in you. How were you able to manage it? Need I ask? You are the Midnight Fox after all! A beautiful woman like you. I wonder...are you married to your work? Your legal work I mean. Do you enjoy model campaigns and fashion shows? I used to watch you on the runway...Ah, I am getting ahead of myself. The first assignment was a success. The next is the Crepon jewelry - well it is like the Hutton Midvani jade necklace only difference is that this one comes with a pair of earrings, a bracelet and a ring. My father loved to collect shining things because my mother loved to wear them. Unfortunately, a great tragedy struck and the necklace was taken - stolen is the right word but in our line of trade such a word is a joke, is it not?Anyways, get the Crepon jewelry and send them to me. I enjoy working with you. In the future, I hope we can work as partners without having a middleman.
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The next day after a less than comfortable nap in a seedy motel Penny took a bath and checked her schedule. The Crepon house was on a hill in the south of the country. It was situated in a quiet part of town which should make her work easier. Yet she knew it was dangerous to think so. Crepon mansion was bugged with state of art security systems. Since the return of the jewelry, there had been an attempt to steal them and the security systems made short work of the amateur who tried to rob them. Well, Penny thought to herself as she purchased a bus ticket that would take her to the countryside, she only needed to get into the house for now, dealing with the security system would come later.Getting to the countryside took 4 hours and she spent those hours strategizing. Once in the countryside, she took her bag containing her lockpicking kit concealed as an ordinary make-up bag into a busy diner, taking advantage of the rush hour, she entered the changing room and snagged a random unif
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She only had to wait a couple of minutes until Keith and his partner drove off in a patrol car without noticing her van. Penny remained in the driver's seat. She couldn't execute her plan when everywhere was still so bright. By 6:30 pm a new patrol car came in. Hmm. There was a two-hour interval for every shift which meant it must have taken 30 minutes to drive from town to the hillside, she noted to herself. This meant she only had thirty minutes after Frank's shift to get into the house, retrieve the jewelry and escape before the next set of security came around. By 9 darkness had fallen over the hillside. As Penny watched from the rearview mirror another patrol car drove toward the mansion. She remained still. For the next two hours, she prepared herself for her mission. From the lockpicking kit, she took out a box of latex gloves and pulled them on, nylon gloves tore too easily, and while latex left a residue she still preferred them better. Taking off her face cap, she pulled h
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