Chapter 172: Triad, Part 15

James

Michael, who was turning to the house, swivels back, frowning a little.

Charlotte, her throat working, says, “Um.… Beth was working as a maid in the hotel, cleaning the rooms….”

Beth was a hotel cleaner?

“…. I think it was the one where you had the apartment. It was hot one day, and she used the shower in the Penthouse, where Richard was staying. He’d gone out, but he came back early and caught her in his shower, um, naked….”

Oh, God…. I can see where this is going….

Michael’s face is beginning to crack….

Charlotte continues, “Then…. er…. he tied her to the shower and um…”

I’m gaping. Michael has his forehead in one hand, his shoulders shaking.

He didn’t….

I double up. “I get it. No wonder he was so relaxed about you and me.”

You did the right thing, Jade…. Keeping that quiet for him….

…. But it’s still fuckin’ hilarious….

She nods, but continues, “There’s a bit more to it than that.”

More?

“Really?”