Chapter 42: Gone From Riches To Rags

Denzel Flynn

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I rip the seal on the packet of pizza and shove one slice into my mouth. The foul taste is too strong to be erased by a single bite, so I shove the rest of the pieces too, not caring for a confused-looking Jake in the driver’s seat.

“No, Flynn, I don’t want to eat your pizza even though I haven’t had breakfast doing your biddings all morning. But I’m so touched by your care.”

I roll my eyes at his tantrum and hand over the last piece of pizza, which he takes without a word.

“What do we have?” I ask.

“I looked into the two of them. Their documents and information are legit. They manage an orphanage where they look after the abused and abandoned children.”

“Did you find out about their informant?” I cut to the chase. Jake looks a little uneasy, hesitant to disclose the informant.

“Who is it?” I try again.

“Well, don’t get mad, but I did some digging, and it turns out the person paid a vast sum of money to those workers. The bank account details link back to Chloe.”

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