Chapter 12 - Uncovering The Assassination Plot Hiding In The Kitchen LogsDownstairs in the basement security office, Dominic threw open the door with Paul Rossi shoved in front of him.
Paul stumbled against the metal filing cabinets, his face pale and slick with terror.
“He broke, boss,” Dominic announced, tossing a digital voice recorder onto Ronan’s desk via intercom.
Ronan pressed a button on the wall console, listening to the recorded confession echoing through the suite.
“I was paid fifty thousand dollars by rival syndicate boss Marcus Vance to slip digitalis into the consommé,” Paul sobbed.
“He said Callahan was too powerful and Beaumont House needed a new ownership regime.”
Tessa listened to the confession in horror, realizing how close she had come to serving a fatal bowl of soup.
“If I had made the original menu like Fletcher wanted, you would have eaten the poison,” Tessa whispered.
“Instead, your oxtail stew cleared the kitchen of every contaminant and saved my life,” Ronan said grimly.
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He stood up from the table, his demeanor shifting from a grieving man to an absolute predator.
“Dominic, bring Marcus Vance to the underground garage; we are going to have a family reunion.”
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