7 Preparations
Sampson was busy making calls and hunting leads on his own. As much as Monty was an ace at his detective work Sampson had made a fair number of connections in the city over the years. His information network however only led him to the very basic information. Kinley Cross was going to speak at the banquet yet she hadn't yet set foot into Bell's corporate building. However someone had mentioned seeing a limo driving into Baron Heights a rich gated community where Logan Bell's house once stood. However he was told that the house's title had been changed after the wedding to a Bell he had never heard of. His detectives had said it was probably to a distant relative or illegitimate cousin. Still he considered going to check it out.
His grand parents had a manor out in Baron Heights and it wasn't impossible for him to enter the community. But if he were to go a visit with his grandparents would be unavoidable. And while he didn't have a bad relationship with them they were like all grandparents hoping for him to find someone to marry so they could have more grandchildren to spoil. And since he never kept a girlfriend for more then a few months, they were always trying to set him up with someone they just knew would be the one. In the past he may have entertained them and dated the girl they chose for a brief amount of time but now with Miss Cross resurfacing he didn't have time to play nice. His concentration needed to be elsewhere. Instead of going to investigate himself he figured that he could have one of his close friends who owned his own small manor there look into it for him. Aiden owed him quiet a few favors after all.
He shot Aiden a quick text asking his friend if he had time to meet up tonight before he got back to company work. There were several properties they were looking into buying and redeveloping and a few pieces of land that were also supposed to be coming for sale. He had to research all information about the locations as well as about their competition. His work kept him busy and he kept his focus on work for now promising he'd keep hunting down information after closing time.
His phone dinged with a text alert. 'Samps I have time after 9 tonight. Meet at the usual place for a drink?' Aiden finally replied. Sampson thought a moment and decided that the private room at their local bar would work well enough for a talk. He sent a quick 'Sure' back and plans were made. tonight he would take another step forward in his investigation. The ball of anger in his stomach seemed to ease slightly and he smiled. Now that Cross was back in the country where his resources were he didn't doubt that he could find out anything and everything about them. It would just take time. But for his dead mentor he was willing to put in as much time as it would take.
