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KARL
“Who’sthat?”
I got to my feet and walked to Marie. I placed my hand on her shoulder to reassure her.
“We’re naked. We should get dressed.” She pushed my hand aside. I trailed her form with my eyes. She walked lightly, her curvy form grabbing my attention.
“Sir, Mr. Norris would like to meet with you and Miss Rosii’s crew are waiting for her at the lobby.” Blake’s voice suddenly reminded me of all I had put on hold, waiting on Norris’ findings. And his presence now, meant he had found something on Laura.
“Keep Norris busy for a while. I’ll call you in as soon as I’m done.”
Blake responded with an affirmative and left. Marie went around the office, picking up her clothes. I did the same and dressed quickly. Marie took her time adjusting her hair and reapplying her makeup. I watched her with a smile on my face.
I could not describe how I felt at that moment, but I knew I loved having her around. She finished applying her makeup and smoothened her clothes with her hand. “This is dangerous, but I like it.” She smiled, walking over to me.
“You are special, and I’m willing to risk it all.” I pulled her into my arms and kissed her face. I was enjoying the effortless energy between us–something I haven’t had in a long time.
“Mmm… do you really?” She kissed me softly and winked at me. From her attitude, I knew she wasn’t ready for my reply and I wasn’t sure of what I was going to say.
“I better leave now. We have a lot to do. The door, please.” I nodded and went to my desk to take my card. I walked to the door and opened it with a swipe. When she reached my side, I kissed her cheek.
“I’m sorry I can’t escort you to your car. We’ll talk later.”
“Of course, bye.” She walked away. I went back to my seat and ordered Blake to send Norris in. A minute later, a tall middle-aged man with a shock of gray hair in his otherwise dark beard walked in.
“Welcome. Hope you have what I asked for?” I gestured at the seat in front of me. He unbuttoned his jacket, sitting. He placed a file on the table.
“Sir, I have all the information on Laura that you requested. Also, Dr. Williams gave me his report. I think you should check it out.” He pulled out an envelope within the file, placed it on top, and pushed it to me.
I broke the seal on the envelope and scanned it. Immediately, it confirmed my suspicion that Laura wasn’t Jason’s mother. The result of the test proves 99.99% that the child’s DNA had not been inherited from the alleged mother. I set it aside.
Norris began to explain his findings. “Over the past five years, Laura has been dealing with financial issues. She took a sizable loan from a loan shark. She invested in a phony crypto business that collapsed after a year. Since then, she has been trying to pay back the loan sharks. Recently they had amped up their threat level so she is running scared. She has been living at a friend’s place or in cheap motels. Sir, she’s in a lot of trouble. These guys don’t play with their money.”
“Has she ever been pregnant?” I needed to know. Her issues with the loan sharks weren't relevant. Laura would go to any lengths to achieve her goals. Although she wasn’t Jason’s mom, I wouldn’t put it past her to get pregnant to spite me.
“She was never pregnant. Other than an abortion she had when she was younger, there are no records that she had a child. From my findings, I can conclude she is not who she says she is.” I saw the evidence in the pictures and receipts.
“Anything else noteworthy?”
“It’s not noteworthy, but you might want to know this. She has been communicating with several burner phones, and before this she met some men as an escort. I could not get any other information from that.” He opened out his hands to show his helplessness.
I set the file down and leaned back in my chair. “Thanks, Norris. This was very helpful. I’m impressed. I’ll get back to you soon. Send in Blake on your way out.” He nodded and left the office.
A moment later, Blake came in. “Sir?”
“Is Laura still in the building?” I asked.
He nodded. “She’s waiting in my office. she said she has something important to say to you.”
I scoffed. “Send her in.”
He left in a flash. Later, the door creaked open, and Laura walked in. She was out of the dress and now in a black shirt and skirt.
“Karl, I—”
“Why are you really here, Laura? This is your last chance to tell the truth.” She flinched and looked about, afraid.
“What are you talking about? It’s me, Karl.” She tried walking over to my desk.
