Chapter 259

I stood. ‘Brief me on the way. Dom, call the pilot. Prep the plane. File the flight plan. Let me know the moment it’s approved.’ Dominic was already on his phone. ‘Got it, boss. Destination?’ ‘Paris.’ ‘You’re going to Paris?’ Lea asked. I nodded. ‘Franklin Vance was Mira’s father. The news of his death will be a shock. I need to be there.’ ‘I’ll walk you down.’ She matched my stride as I headed for the executive lift. ‘What did he do to end up in prison?’ ‘Embezzlement, fraud, forgery, tax evasion, the works. When I asked him to make a will leaving everything to Mira, he tried to forge one to shift his assets abroad.’ ‘Huh. So you had him locked up?’ ‘He did that to himself. I just sped up the process.’ ‘Huh,’ she said again. ‘What?’ I glanced at her. The lift was already descending. ‘Does your wife know?’ ‘Of course. I told her.’ ‘So she knows you’re the reason her father went to prison.’ ‘There was no love lost between them, if that’s what you’re getting at.’ ‘Like my parents and you