Hot Revenge Box Set 4

Chapter 25

James

Adam is safely born. Beth is asleep. Richard too…

Nervous exhaustion?

Lol!

It’s quiet. And it’s dark.

And it’s the first real chance I’ve had to sit quietly. To think…

… To consider what Charlotte said.

But… but… you sent me an email, with the link to the site and that photo. I went right through it. They had some lovely things. But I knew you liked that corset so I bought it.

I turn the words over in my head.

Not like her to fall for something like that… Way too canny…

Too suspicious…

So it must have been good.

…

?

It seemed to come from me…

So, someone had my email address…

And baited the message with something so perfect Charlotte had no reason to doubt it…

And they… they…

… they what?

They sold her a corset…

?

?

Weird or what…

Yes… What?

How could they know her that well? To target her so well?

*****

“Charlotte, do you still have that email? The one you said I sent you. Or have you wiped it?”

She glances up from her laptop. “I was just about to wipe it. Why?”

“I’d like to see it. And the invoice for the corset if you still have it. And the packing slip.”

her face clears. “Sure.

returns with a couple of A4 sheets. “Invoice and delivery note.” Shaking her head slightly, “Why the interest,

this has all the hallmarks of a scam, except that all it appears to have achieved is to

She swallows. “I’ve

if the only intention was to sell you expensive underwear.” I snap my fingers at the

what I’m looking for, but somewhere in the back of my

*****

business. It’s been trading for nigh-on thirty years and the only

that the directors are authentic, actually exist as people and, judging by the string of company accounts I’ve looked over, are doing solid and growing business

those alarm bells are still ringing. Something

making a couple of adjustments to my online security first, I sign up and wait

two minutes. Welcome

I read on…

a quality product that speaks for itself, they’re doing

back in my seat, fingers drumming the

I join

spin in my chair, but it’s only Richard. “I couldn’t

surprised. Yes, of course.

you to it.” He pulls up a chair by my desk, slides a glass across to me.

“Beth alright? And Adam?”

grin. “Doing great. Just catching up on their sleep.” He leans in peering at my face. “What’s bothering

paperwork Charlotte gave me to him, along with some of the print-offs

at them, then shrugs. “What’s so exciting about a sales

malt, then take a gulp.

emails like that all the time, trying to sell her this

in-box purporting to come

He pulls at his chin. “If I’m mentioned, it’s because the ad comes from one of the How To Spend It outlets. Usually trying to persuade her that I need a new diamond watch, or a yacht or

email professed to come from

“Personal email address?”

“No, work address.”

taking a ten-second look at a Haswell corporation brochure

why the personal connection

Swallows… “Perhaps you’re tackling this from the wrong end. What did that email lead Charlotte to do? It purported to advertise a lingerie website. What exactly did she do when she read the

a link. Click-baiting is a common enough tactic with hackers, but this link was to a

not enough of a tech man to know but, just because a company is legitimate…

it fucking

look at the link and

up Charlotte’s email onto the

you might like to browse this site. Find something you like. Life’s

corset is there: a very attractive redhead wearing an emerald green corset. The model can’t match Charlotte for looks, but the suggestion is there: a red-headed girl in sexy underwear which, had I really sent this message,

was right on target, whoever they are. This is no random spam. It’s

done it three

clicker to the home page of the target website. There’s not even that attached tagging that tells

scour the home page, looking for anything

Where would she go next? How about the page it’s showing on

doesn’t lead her…”

link doesn’t

Charlotte believes I have sent her a request

Christ!

have searched through to find it, scoured

would

my chin on the knuckles of one hand, with the other I mouse through menus until I

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