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Chapter 10
"Where's Cullen?" Jacob asked and Angela laughed.
"Mrs. Stanley had one or two ideas she wanted to run by him, and insisted on a home visit. He'll be back later."
"Poor guy," Jacob said and turned to me. "Mrs. Stanley is our most affluent client to date. She's married, bored, and so hot for Cullen it's amusing to see."
I laughed and thanked my lucky stars that Phil had stepped in. Jacob was a nice guy and not the A-typical boss. Angela seemed really cool, and I knew I would be able to keep on Mr. Yorkie's good side.
Jacob escorted me back downstairs to the lobby and thanked me profusely for coming along. I was starting the following day, at my insistence, and as nervous as I was, I needed this.
Jasper Whitlock. Jasper Hale. Jasper Brandon. Peter Whitlock. Peter Hale. Peter Brandon. Just six of the aliases I learned were part of the conman that was my Jasper. I was a mark, he played me in every sense of the word. I thought he found my by accident in the park that day. I thought he truly loved me and saw a future for us together. But it was all a lie. Every kiss, touch, and every uttered word. I fell for his scam hook, line and sinker.
He had spent his youth in and out of juvenile detention centres. Theft, vandalism, drug possession, and DUI's seemed to be his thing, and he had an accomplice. Mary Brandon had a record almost as colourful as Jasper's. They took turns in taking the lead and the FBI estimated they had conned as much as twenty million dollars from innocent people.
I was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, but my life was in tatters. I lost my job, my home, and I was facing a lawsuit which would surely render me bankrupt. Denali Enterprises launched legal proceedings against me for negligence. They were unable to trace their money, and were facing financial ruin so I was their scapegoat.
Homeless and completely lost I had turned to the one person I hated asking for help. Of course she took care of it. The suit was settled out of court and I was never told how much it had cost to make it go away. But I paid the ultimate price for that call.
If I had been lonely and miserable before, it was nothing in comparison to this. Now I was the shameful daughter returning with her tail between her legs. Now I was all the things she had always told me I was. A failure, a let down, a waste of fucking space.
It was time to try and take a step forward, maybe I could make a start at finally putting the past behind me.
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