Page 19 (1/2)
The whole thing was artfully elaborated crap – all of it – every single word In the background, Rahiory Cranston But Cranston was not what he seemed The funds invested in this fantasy platforht co I opened my mouth to ask Rahim a direct question "Who is the trader?"
A s at all I’d asked Rahier I was My instincts hit ho his syrupy charht Hope’s interest I had worried the conversation would bore you to tears You ent woman to hit the heart of the matter so soon"
As I’d worried, Rahierness He wasn’t alar ed without undergoing certain formalities We al compliance I assume Emilio sent you the file with the sauera’s receipt of "
Enrique came back smoothly, "My secretary will have them ready soon"
Rahim took al charm, and then patted the back of ret to disappoint a beautiful woman, but we must adhere to the rules of private places"
He didn’t disappoint e at what I learned when he foolishly grabbed ht an avalanche of details I learned far more than I ever would have if the prick hadn’t kissedhis beady little eyes out The bastard trader was no trader at all He was an FBI agent paying Rahim as a federal confidential informant They used Rahim’s scam to fish for investors whose source of funds were questionable They investigated everyone’s bank accounts and assets, searching for money launderers They had identified several Money launderers are attracted to this kind of invests That’s why they dangled the tax treaty bait Money launderers are drawn to that iled to keep ht his interest He had a hard-on for e Hope?"
He wanted to knowtable Wanted to take ainst the wall I didn’t want that nasty son-of-a-bitch to know anything more than he already kneished I’d never met him Then Enrique ju from Colombia She’s acquired a scholarship and wishes to attend NYU"
Oh how I regretted Enrique’s input He divulged way too much information Rahim’s e ofhalf smile, Rahim schemed a twisted plot He wanted to steal Enrique’ssex with hie for immunity from prosecution as a minor party on the indictment
All my life I had believed the cartels and Traquetos were the most evil, predatory people in the world Rahient Cranston were the real predators They siphoned millions off the economy, and destroyed whole families with indictments and ruined reputations
It made me physically sick to sit at the table so near to him He was the vilest, most despicable, most corruptly powerful man I’d ever encountered And I definitely didn’t like the idea that he knew so much about me He could have me thrown in federal detention and deported with a phone call
I triedrevelations, but soliht I’d soize I shied away fro towards Enrique as already up out of his seat, taking me under his arm to co? Are you feeling sick?"
When I nodded yes, not trustinget you to the restroo puzzled by my sudden illness
As we neared the restrooms he whispered low at my ear "What happened?"
"I don’t want to be near that ive him any money!"
I calears to anger I explained the scatotally out of character I got so
"You have to stop him! He can’t be allowed to destroy people’s lives like this!" Where did I co about Rahier I wanted God to sht there at the dinner table Rahi, washed away in a flood, decapitated in a subway accident like a teenager in a horror film I’m not usually hateful and vindictive Rahi out all the worst inwill have to be rescheduled Ahht!" He interrupted my protests "Not here, not now We’ll talk at home in private" He shut me down for the moment
We arrived home an hour later By then I’d relaxed and had time to think clearly about the situation Enrique took care of business first He took ht to bed, ood and hard just the way I like it That stole soer It’s hard to focus on bringing the wrath of God down on your ene sex
"Are you feeling better now?" I snuggled up into his ar about it?"