“Absolutely.What name would they be under?”
“Poppy Grant,” I answered.
“Please give me a moment while I pull up the accounts.”
I nodded, though she couldn’t see me.While I verified my information, Lisa grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled a note.She turned it to me, and I read it, giving her a thumbs up in acknowledgment because what else could I do?There was a gun pressed against my head; it wasn’t like I was in any position to say no to their requests.
“I show that you already have online access for one of the accounts, but if you can give me a few minutes, I’ll set up the others.”
“Thank you.I appreciate it.”
“Would you like to link the accounts so you can transfer online between them?”
Lisa nodded, so I confirmed.
“If it’s possible, can you please confirm the balance in each account for me?”I asked, trying to find a way to incorporate Lisa’s demand, which she had written on the paper, without it feeling out of place.
“Of course.Let me finish setting the last account up, and I’ll get those balances for you.”
“Thank you.”
We waited a few minutes for Sasha to finish setting up the accounts before she gave me the temporary login information, which Lisa immediately wrote down.
Sasha came back on the line and began giving me the balance information in all of the accounts.While I wasn’t surprised that my account only had seven dollars in it, my jaw dropped when I heard the thousands of dollars that were sitting in the other accounts.I had no clue what Dale was involved with or how he had accumulated all of this money.What was even more disturbing was that he’d added me to these accounts, as well as the offshore one the FBI was investigating.Thanks to him, I was now the sole owner of several fraudulent accounts, with my boss and a local police officer threatening me to get the money I never even knew about until now.
Lisa scribbled another note and then shoved it at me, glaring as she waited for me to do it.
“Um, thank you for the balances,” I said nervously.“Is it possible to make a few transfers to another account while I have you on the phone?”
“Absolutely.What account would you like to start with?”
I read off the number for the one Lisa pointed to, then read the account number she wrote beside it.The name listed for that account was Jason Hughes.I felt a shiver creep up my spine as I realized what was happening.She was transferring the money to Officer Hughes.
“Okay, I have that account pulled up.How much would you like to transfer?”
Lisa mouthedall of itto me, so I sighed and confirmed.
We finished the remaining transfers, moving everything from the accounts Dale had set up to Officer Hughes' account.I knew it had to look weird and hoped Sasha would report it as soon as she finished the call so they could freeze his accounts and keep him from using it.Once we had confirmation that the transfers were complete, Officer Hughes lowered the gun, tucked it into the back of his jeans, and grabbed the laptop.
Lisa pressed the button to end the call, not bothering to let me thank Sasha for her help.Then she stood over Officer Hughes’s shoulder and watched as he logged into his bank account and grinned at the large balance in it.I tried to watch what was happening without them knowing and leaned slightly to the side until I could see the screen.
He opened another browser, and an offshore bank appeared on the screen.His fingers flew quickly over the keyboard as he entered his login information, then my breath hitched in my throat when I saw the name listed on the account:Paco H.Lopez.
A flashback slammed into my brain of the night Officer Kearton came to the cabin, warning me of the danger I was in.
“It means that Dale crossed someone and now they’re going to come for you,” Officer Kearton warned.
“Do you know who this business partner is?”Patrick asked, his brows furrowed.
“I do,” she said, nodding her head.“He’s not someone you want to mess with, Poppy.He’s very dangerous.From what I heard, he’s known on the streets as Pac—”
Fuck.
It turned out Lisa wasn’t just my controlling boss at the salon.She was working with Dale’s business partner, who just happened to be a police officer in Silver Falls.
