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“I’m cooler,” he countered, although he probably knew it was impossible with her infatuation with hockey and Dex being a pro player. And a nice guy.
I was all for them chatting, but he was here with a stranger for a reason. So was Mark Rasche.
“This man is with the FBI,” I told Theo.
“Right, well, this moves things along.” Theo stuck his hand out to Mark. “I’m Theo James and this is Nathan Banks, James Corp’s lead attorney. And Ms. Lane’s attorney.”
My what?
I looked to the man, my attorney I didn’t know I had or needed. I figured he was a mid-fifties golfer with the outfit he had on. I wondered if Theo had pulled him off the back nine to come here.
“Mom, what’s going on?” Sierra asked. I had a feeling everyone here knew but us. By the looks on Mallory’s and Georgia’s faces, they were in the dark, too.
“I think we’re about to find out,” I said, a little bewildered. I gave her a squeeze.
“I was just asking Ms. Lane about her involvement with her mother and Duncan Pounder,” Mark said.
“What about them?” the lawyer asked.
“The senator and Mr. Pounder were arrested this morning for money laundering, campaign finance tampering, and other federal crimes,” Mark said.
Oh. Wow.
WOW.
“I have a grandmother who is a senator?” Sierra asked, looking up at me.
I smiled at her, while freaking out inside. I was stunned that my mother had done something illegal. Evil, definitely, but breaking the law? She made them. “Yes. She’s not a nice woman.”
“Obviously,” Sierra commented, rolling her eyes. “If she was arrested, then she’s definitely not nice.”
“I was just telling him that I haven’t seen or spoken to my mother for ten years until the other night,” I said, updating my new attorney.
“Are you investigating my client?” Nathan Banks asked. He didn’t even look my way.
“We are investigating two people who are close to her,” Mark replied.
“I’m not close to either of them,” I offered.
“One is your mother, and the other is your ex-fiancé,” Mark said, as if I needed that reminder.
“I’m not aware that being related is a crime in itself and she did state the man was her ex,” the lawyer added.
Why was he here and why did Theo bring him? Did he know the FBI would show up to question me? Was I in trouble?
“Did you give Duncan Pounder fifty thousand dollars?” Mark asked.
I blinked.
Mallory gasped.
“No,” I said.
“Do you have a record of the transaction?” Nathan Banks prodded.
“No,” Mark told him.
“What is going on?” Sierra asked.
