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“Yes, sir. He said he’d see you and your wife soon.”
“Exactly!”
The man glances at his colleagues with a puzzled expression on his face. “Sir, he said it with a smile on his face.”
Realizing I’m fighting a losing battle, I get into my car and drive away. Frustrated, I call Mr. Silverback.
“Silverback, Shaw, and Sullivan, how may I direct your call?”
“This is Kris Livingston. I’d like to talk to Thomas Silverback, please.”
“Kris Livingston?” she gushes.
“Yes, for Thomas Silverback.”
The line goes quiet, then she comes back on. “Putting you through now, Mr. Livingston.”
I’m driving way too fast. Images of Athena standing alone at her beach house in Boothbay filter through my mind, so I immediately ease off the accelerator.
“Kris?”
“Mr. Silverback, Andy Westin just fired me.”
“What?”
“I went to the set, spoke to everyone, but as I was leaving, a man, Luis Rivera, showed me photos of Athena and a friend out shopping and said if I didn’t pay him five million dollars, he’d hurt Athena. I lashed out, and things got physical.”
“Are you hurt? And he said those exact words… that he’d hurt her?”
Shaking my head, I say, “I’m bruised but not bloody and not exactly. He said I needed to pay him, or she wouldn’t look pretty anymore.”
“Did anyone else hear him say that?”
“No.”
“Why did Westin fire you?”
“He believes the guy is a drug dealer, and he thinks I’m doing drugs.”
“Is he a drug dealer, and are you?”
Sighing, I reply, “Yes, on the first, no, on the second.” Silence greets me. I wait for Silverback to speak, but there’s nothing. “If it will make everyone happy, I’ll have a drug test. I’ll do whatever I need to do. This man tried to kill me, and now he’s going after my wife.”
“Wait, he tried to kill you?”
“Yes, he sabotaged my car in New York.”
“Why?” asks Mr. Silverback in a brusque tone.
Smacking my lips together, I say, “Athena was raped years ago. One assailant died in prison. It was Luis Rivera’s brother.”
“You have proof of this, that he tried to kill you?”
Another sigh escapes me. “No.”
Mr. Silverback clucks. “How do you know he tampered with your car?”
“He told Athena.”
