Chapter 69 : A Lead

*William*

I stared at this strange woman who had joined me at the bar in a dark part of town. I hoped she wasn't some gold digger who had figured out who I was. She knew my name but I was very much unaware of hers or who she was. It didn't feel good being left in the dark.

The woman nodded in acknowledgment toward me as she downed the rest of her drink. She was mysterious and looked to be possibly older than me.

"From what I heard, you know my ex-lover Jean Laurent," she started to explain herself.

Now things were starting to get interesting and heated up. The mystery was starting to unravel and unveil itself. An ex-lover of Jean Laurent, perhaps a spurned woman coming to me out of spite to rat out Jean? At least, that's what I was hopeful for.

"Ah," was all I said as she waited for me to respond. I didn't want to give too much away because perhaps she was meeting me with a ransom request. Perhaps Jean and her were still in cahoots despite their relationship.

"Nasty busines