Page 263 of His Flash Mate
Charlotte’s eyes lost focus as she understood she’d been pruned.
I turned to Dad, who was barely keeping it together.
“And you?Did you know what she was doing?”I asked.
He sputtered several denials.
“Of course not.
“How could I?
“I never had anything to do with that company.”
“Miranda,” I called.
She came out of nowhere, grabbed my Dad by the shoulder, and spun him around.Her palm connected with his face with a resounding slap.
“That’s for cheating on your wife.”She slapped him again on the back swing.“That’s for trying to sell your daughter.”She hit him again, leaving a vivid white imprint of her hand.“That’s for trying to deny knowing anything.You know exactly what kind of woman you married.”
He dropped to his knees and looked at me, the corner of his mouth bleeding.
“I didn’t know what she was doing.I swear to you.”
His denial seemed to snap Charlotte back to the present.She scoffed.
“You pretended not to know, but you did.You saw the money moving and never asked.”
“It was your money, not mine,” he said angrily.“You never allowed me to touch anything outside of TAS.”
“Could you be any more pathetic?”she sneered.“My biggest mistake was marrying a social climbing loser like you.”
Dad’s face turned red.Before he could respond, the police walked in.
“We received a call about an attempted murder,” the officer said.
Balak stepped forward.“We captured the man before he could harm my son’s mate.He confessed and gave the name of the person who hired him.Charlotte Elmantas.It’s related to the Sophia Elmantas kidnapping case.”
“Thank you for choosing the legal route instead of killing her directly for harming your mate,” an officer said.
Dad swiftly stood.
“I’m filing for divorce,” he said loudly.
“We’re unsure if her husband is an accomplice or not,” Balak said.
Whispers rippled through the crowd as the police took the three of them away.Dad was still sputtering denials.
“I think we could all use another round of drinks after that,” Balak announced.“Everyone, grab a glass.”
Konni hugged me, and Kaya stood beside Mom, quietly supporting her until the doors closed again.
“I don’t know why you were so reluctant to say yes to a welcome party,” Miranda said, having snuck up next to me.“This was fun.”
I rolled my eyes at her.She looked at Konni.
“Payment in full next week as agreed.”
He nodded and pulled me closer to his side.
