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Chapter 47: Claire’s POV
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After witnessing and enjoying the mayhem transpire with Matthew. I accompany Francisco to his home. A promise was a promise and no sense in celebrating alone. Leo hadn’t kicked me out of his home like his mother had advised but he hadn’t been home much either. He’s been too occupied with the same wretched peasant that I’m trying to rid him of.After a bit of a drive, we arrive at this ginormous mansion with a gate and I watch carefully as he types the code onto the keypad out front. This house was easily double the size of Leo’s. It almost seemed like a ploy for me to think he was more enticing than my current love prospect and it would have worked if he wasn’t in the mafia. But then again, if he would’ve had nothing to offer me, I would have no interest in him whatsoever.Francisco may have money but he was not a renowned, successful man who I could flaunt. He was a thuggish businessman whose rough and rugged sex appeal was enticing for short-term enjoyment only. I live in a high so
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I quickly send a link to my private investigator from Claire’s tablet and within minutes, I receive a call. “Hello?” “Hey boss, I got the picture you sent me and I’ve got some news.” He says as gravely. “What is it?” I feel the anger rising. “That’s our guy. I got the CCTV footage from when he fled the scene and got a good look at the guy. I was going to send you a picture in the morning but I see Claire has beaten me to it.” He remains silently waiting for my response. “Do you have a name?” I need more than just an ID. “Still working on it. I think all the attacks he committed on Claire, you and Charlotte were all connected but I still haven’t pieced them together. I did, however, find out that he is considered a hitman for hire.” That gave me an idea. If he was a grunt worker who considered money over morals then that’s just how we can find him - money. We just had to plant seed and see where it goes.“Put out a word to all known grunt workers that I have a job needing to be d
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