Permenant

Ben

“I’m going to keep digging and see what I can find,” David said. “In the meantime, keep your eyes and ears open for anything suspicious in the company.”

“I will. The moment I find something, you’ll know about it.”

David stood up, tugging his belt up higher on his hips. If he was in character, he was extremely good at it. I wouldn’t have pegged him for someone serious if I’d seen him on the streets. David extended his hand to me, and I shook it.

“Thanks for coming,” I said.

“Hey, you pay me,” David said and flashed me a cocky grin before he left my office.

When he was gone, I sat back in my chair and let out a deep breath. This was all a very big mess. A part of me wished that I could go back to when it had only been an accident that had killed my dad. But if it was more, if someone had murdered my dad and Uncle Dean, I wanted to know what was going on. There was no going back.

After I had taken care of all the calls and meetings for the day – the transition to new management was t