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.”

face clears.

A4 sheets. “Invoice and delivery note.” Shaking her head slightly, “Why the

of a scam, except that all it appears to have

“I’ve

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

I’m looking for, but somewhere in the back of my head, alarm bells are

*****

my head. The lingerie company appears to be a perfectly legitimate business. It’s been trading

same one as is connected with the website. A further search shows 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

alarm bells are still

couple of adjustments to my online security first, I

pops into my inbox within two minutes. Welcome to Arcadia Lingerie! We’re thrilled

I read on…

they’re selling a quality product that speaks for

in my seat,

if I join

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

surprised. Yes, of

across to me. An inch of amber nectar sits in the bottom

“Beth alright? And Adam?”

“Doing great. Just catching up on their sleep.” He

push the paperwork Charlotte gave me to him, along with some of the

then shrugs. “What’s so exciting

then take a

her this or that: clothes, jewellery,

Beth’s in-box

He pulls at his chin. “If I’m mentioned, it’s because the ad comes from one of the How To Spend It outlets.

This email professed to come from

“Personal email address?”

“No, work address.”

information. Anyone taking a ten-second look at a

the

whiskey… 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

is a common enough tactic with hackers,

Hmmms again. “I’m not enough of a tech man to know but, just because a company is legitimate… It’s website too, perhaps… Does that necessarily mean that an individual page or link couldn’t have

it fucking

face closely. “Why don’t you take a close look at the link and page together? Perhaps I can ask some numbskull questions that you can

up Charlotte’s email onto the screen,

you might like to browse this site. Find something you

the 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, is just the kind of thing I

right on target, whoever they are. This is no random

what I’ll find, I’ve done it three times already. The link is clean, with none of the ‘behind

target website. There’s not even that attached tagging that tells the more alert reader

the home page, looking for anything out

glass, then his. “Alright, so Charlotte’s on the Home Page. Where would she go next? How about the

link on the email doesn’t lead her…” And

the link doesn’t

sent her

Christ!

searched through to find it, scoured the menus until

she would have clicked

one hand, with the other I mouse through menus until I

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