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“Thomas, you can't do this!”
“What is this woman doing here?” Helena was surprised by the terrible apparition.
All I didn't want was to have my marriage proposal interrupted by my dead wife's crazy sister.
“My sister would never approve of that.” He put his hands on his waist, puffing out his chest.
“We disagree on that, but in any case, Daphne is no longer here.”
“They're her daughters; in my sister's absence, you have to listen to me.”
“If you seem so concerned about the girls, you should have been here over the last few years, especially when they were babies and needed help with everything.”
“I'm here now.”
“Go away, Diana!”
“She's the one who has to go.” He pointed to Helena.
My cell phone started ringing in my pocket. It was definitely not a good time for a call. I pulled it out to turn it off but was surprised to see the number of the investigator I had placed behind Diana.
“Bruce?”
“Sir, she's following you.”
“I get it.” I snorted, annoyed. “I should have sorted her out.”
“I thought it was supposed to be discreet.”
“Whatever! Don't worry; I'll find a way to get her out.”
“I found out why she came back.”
“Speak up!” As much as my evening wasn't going as I'd imagined, I'd love a reason to get rid of that interruption as soon as possible.
“She ran a few scams on millionaires in Europe using a false name and was under investigation. I imagine that with the firm's fame and the Lennoxes' influence, she could get away with it.”
“Scams?”
“Yes, sir. I have more information...”
“You can send everything to me in a report by e-mail.”
“Of course.”
“I'll talk to you later.” I hung up the call and put my cell phone back in my pocket. “It seems we've just found out who the scammer is here” I spoke to Diana.
“Her, of course.” He pointed to my girlfriend.
“You'd better get out of my sight, or I'll find a way to send you to the European police. I know you have some unfinished business to take up with them.”
“How did you find out?” He took a step back, his eyes widening.
“Did you think you'd come here, try to disrupt my life, and mess with my daughters' heads, and I wouldn't do anything?”
“I'm just trying to protect my nieces.”
“If you're trying to protect anyone, it's yourself.”