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Cristos and I were on our way to go see Lisa. He needed to hack into her phone to get Pete’s
number and all other information which could prove vital to our ns.
Earlier, Liam called to invite me to dinner and to tell me he was opening the Cohen Mansion to the
townsfolk, giving us the opportunity to bug his ce up the wazoo.
While I waited for Cristos to finish his work, I changed into a maroon pleated red skirt, a
ck short sleeved mock neck fitted top and ck stiletto boots, opened the store and
restocked the shelves. Dina, who came in right after I opened the store wearing oversized ck
sunsses, took the initiative to interview the long line of applicants, who were eagerly gathered in
front, acting like she was nursing a hangover.
When I was done restocking, I went next door to Dom’s to inform Stanley that Sebastian was
sick and that he was in charge until Sebastian was better. Before he could ask to visit his boss, I told
him Sebastian was in istion, confined to his room, as a precaution. Stanley quietly nodded his head
then scurried off to inform the rest of the employees of Sebastian’s
absence.
Xavier, De Luca and Lou went out to ce CCTV cameras as near to the Ol’ Barn as they possibly
could since most of thatnd was owned by Liam. Xavier, who nned to be in the vicinityter at
midnight just in case he needed to intervene, was also scouting for possible hiding spots while he
waited for news on Pete and the Martins.
My phone suddenly pinged alerting me to the social media page of a tabloid media outlet town. Most of
their posts were gossip, spections, and myths, yet, they were also the firs to post when something
truly atrocious happened in New Salem, especially if a Cohen was involved. With all the campaign ads
of Sarah Hughes in between their posts, it wasn’t much of a surprise seeing all the ck propaganda
they had against Liam.
I took a look at their post and was taken aback at what I read. Apparently, Lindsay Hartman did have
motive to kill Theodore Cohen.
Aside from Lindsay Hartman’s suicide note, the post included a backstory on Theodore Cohen as a
suspect for the death of her fiancé approximately three decades ago. The story certainly portrayed
Lindsay Hartman in a different light… specifically as an unforgiving. victim of gruesome circumstances.
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I decided to grab some coffee at Bo’s before I went back to my shop. At Bo’s Cafe, I noticed.
Noah standing in line. He was wearing a ck track suit of a well known sports brand which wasn’t his
usual style,
“I didn’t know you jogged in the morning,” I said behind him. He turned around with a startled look on
his face.
“I didn’t know you came to Bo’s so early in the morning,” he replied. I rolled my eyes at him.
“It’s past nine in the morning, Noah. Besides I work next door, remember?” I pointed out. He chuckled
as he nodded his head. “Anyway, it’s good that I bumped into you. I’m still waiting for your office to
send me the remainder of my bill.”
“I apologize, Virtue. It’s been a really chaotic week,” he said, after he quickly ordered twottes.
“Someone’s moved into the old McDowell Residence and I still have the funeral home to deal with.
Plus, I have a list of renovations I need to oversee. Why don’t youe by my officeter this
afternoon and pick up your bill?
“I can’t this afternoon. I have to pick up a friend at the airport,” I said after I finished ordering three
cappinos. “I’ll just drop by tomorrow… in the afternoon.”
“Three cappinos?” He asked, his eyebrows raised. He was so nosy…
“One’s for Chip and the other for my clerk. What about you? You ordered twottes.”
“One’s for a friend,” he answered vaguely. “So who’s this friend you’re going to pick up?”
“Just a girlfriend of mine. She’s going to help me with the wedding,” I answered. His face suddenly
became dark. It was obvious he was against the wedding. “Speaking a girlfriend, have you heard Ni-”
“I still believe you’re rushing into things with Liam, but that’s just it… it seems I’m the one who thinks
that way,” he said, sounding frustrated as he grabbed his disposable cup. coffee. “You still have time to
think things through, Virtue. Honestly, I think you’re making huge mistake marrying Liam. I just… I just
want you to be happy and I know you won’t be happy with him. See you, Virtue.”
Before I could speak to defend myself, Noah quickly turned around and walked away. Well, his opinion
didn’t matter anyway.
After receiving my order, I rushed towards Bo’s storefront windows and saw Noah enter the
passenger’s side of a silver BMW 5-Series. I couldn’t see who the driver was because the
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windshield was tinted, but I had a strong feeling it was Sarah Hughes. Nicole out, Sarah in.
It was possible that Sarah, being the jealous girlfriend, could have hired the truck driver to hit Nicole’s
car. Yet, Xavier had said the driver was from Houston pointing to the Angels of Darkness. Was it really
Pete behind Nicole’s ident? I sighed. The question of who was behind Nicole’s car ident was still
left unanswered.
I headed back to my office hoping Cristos was done.
He was seated at my desk, looking at the screen of his phone and chuckling to himself.
“What’s so funny?” I asked Cristos, cing the cup of coffee in front of him. I took a peek at the screen
of his phone and saw an image of Lindsay Hartman’s note. “Are you the one who leaked Hartman’s
suicide note?” He shrugged his shoulders nonchntly, but his lips were curved into a little wicked
smile.
“Maybe,” he answered slyly. “I might’ve pressed the sent button on myptop identally. You can’t
me me… I haven’t had any sleep.”
“Link must be happy then,” I said, sitting down on my couch. “The charges against Ford will be dropped
and he and Tomas Martín can be bestfriends.”
“Leading us to Pete’s mysterious capo,” Cristos said, cing hisptop back in his bag. “I was listening
to Dan’s conversation from earlier this morning and I heard someone called Lisa informing her about
the contract Joy Taylor made with Ortiz. I heard Dan say, “That lun atic is here watching us.” I suspect
he was referring to Pete. I need to get that number, so I can triangte Pete’s location. Before we head
to Bismarck, let’s go pay Lisa a visit.”
“No problem. We can act like you’re going house hunting,” I suggested, astonished listening device in
Dan’s house. “How were you able to bug Dan?”
“Hello… I went to his house so we could go to the airport together, remember? I saw opportunity and I
grabbed it,” he replied, zipping his bag up and standing up from my chair. “You know what? I think I
should buy a house in Hillcrest. I can watch without eve having to leave thefort of my home. And if
I y my cards right, Dan will lead me straight to theirboratory. It’s there somewhere, I just need to
push Dan a little further fo him to show me.”
“By the way, I just got off the phone with Liam, I quickly mentioned before I could forget. “He’s holding
his father’s wake at the mansionter and opening it to the townsfolk. He
wants me and K iki to have dinner with him before heading there.”
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“I’ll have everyonee and ce bugginn all four corners of that house. Ever since the Chimes’ fire,
the bug in their study ha ssh seen much action. Now we have a chance to really bug the ce,” he
said, winking at mee.
Suddenly, both our phones pinged. I swipedddelheck what it was and saw the notification of the social
media page of the tabloid media cutitec once again. I ignored it and decided to
check itter.
“I thought the same,” I replied. “I’ll have Kili rosana around like a fascinated little girl. I’ll even have her
go upstairs.”
Cristos eyes widened as he swiped
“I’ll make sure she has all the bugs she needs the through his phone. “There are two groups of
townsfold assembling in front of the Sheriff’s station. One group thinks Ford is innocent while the other
group thinks he’s guilty. I better alert Link. He must be in the middle of negotiations. Lisan wants that
pharmacy, but without much leverage, I doubt if Tomas Martin will cave. Well, ititsin this to give
anyway.”
Well, Liam actually doesn’t need the pharmacy. He can open up one of his own.”
That’ll take time, Virtue, and more capital. The easiest way isita@gab control of the pharmacy in
existence,” Cristos argued. “You have to think ke m. Why go through all that trouble when you can
just take it?”
You’re right,” I said, agreeing with him. “If the Angels of Darkness think they can 1100 nopolize the
business, they should think again. Knowing Liam, helpmobably take the
bhannacy by brute force.”
I’m counting on that and I think Bo is too,” Cristos replied, “so when Liandities willlththink it was Ortiz.
Then, they will find themselves at the mercy of one Viite Cubennligst todet you know, I heard Dan
talking to Liam. Liam wants the wedding to next week. He’ll be applying for your marriage licenseter
this afternoon. Itly
o smile.
Seems like everything is going on schedule. Bo will be happy to hear this. If you’re clon let’s go to Lissa
office now. You know K iki doesn’t like to wait.” I stood up from the couch but Cristos raised his hand to
stop me from leaving.
“Hold on, I need tozall Bo, Cristos said as he ced his phone to his ear. “Bo, the Sherifflisis nning
to have chhot deputy named Randy killed by Bismarck Police and Liam is having a nn open houseter
tonight. He paused and listened to Xavier. “Okay. That sounds simple. I’ll!! make that anonymous
caillithen. He paused again. “Sure, we’ll call you once K iki is in the
car.”
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“Anonymous call?” I asked after he hung up.
“Bo wants me to alert Bismarck Police about an assassination,” he replied. “If all goes well, Riley keeps
breathing while Randy ends up in police custody. Either way, someone will talk.”
As Cristos parked his car in front of Lisa’s office, I felt a bit nervous… guilty in a way.
Here I am going to talk to her as if nothing was wrong when I just killed her husbandst
night.
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