Chapter 232 The Detective in the Closet
That night, Leonard was asleep in bed when he suddenly heard footsteps.
"Who could it be? Did Scarlett come again?" Leonard slowly opened his eyes and was startled to see a familiar person with blonde hair and a round face standing right in front of him.
"Mariette, what are you doing in my room?" Leonard recoiled in shock and instinctively pulled the covers tighter around him.
Mariette looked at Leonard with contempt. "Why are you so scared? Did you think I came here to have sex with you?"
She looked down at Leonard's naked torso, a playful smile on her lips. "But you have a nice body. Now I know why the girl at the factory was so obsessed with you."
"I didn’t ask for your opinion... wait, how do you know about the factory? Are you spying on me?" Leonard glared at Mariette, his eyes filled with strong disapproval.
Mariette immediately shook her head. "I am a professional detective. I wouldn't stalk my client. I just happened to be at the factory and saw you there."
"What were you doing in the factory? Weren't you investigating my relatives?" Leonard asked suspiciously.
Mariette shook her head again. "I tried to track down your family members, but a buddy of mine helped me out. Turns out your dad and uncle used to own a factory in that area, but they left it unfinished out of the blue. The factory is still under your uncle's name in the records."
Leonard immediately realized that the factory Mariette had mentioned was the one he and Annie had visited that day.
"My dad and Uncle Lowell ran this factory? They never mentioned it." Leonard frowned, suspecting there was more to the story.
Mariette looked at Leonard and said, "I gotta track down some ex-workers from the factory to dig up more details. Any good peeps you know that could help out?"
"How am I supposed to know who worked at the factory? Annie was the one who took me there...oh, hang on." Leonard just remembered that Annie had mentioned earlier today that her dad used to work as the electrical maintenance guy at the factory. Maybe her dad knows something.
"Tomorrow, I'll set up a meet with some of the ex-factory workers, but let's not come off as a detective when talking to them. Maybe pretend to be a cop or a lawyer instead," Leonard proposed, seeing Mariette give him a disapproving look.
"I don't need you to remind me. I'm a competent detective," Mariette repeated.
Leonard almost laughed. Despite Mariette's good looks, he still found her rather odd.
"I didn't know private detectives were allowed to climb into their client's bed," Leonard said irritably, pushing Mariette off the bed.
"I've got your info. I'll reach out once I set up the meeting... Oh, and how did you even get in here?" Leonard inquired, now curious.
Mariette gestured towards the balcony window. "I snuck in through there. I don't have a key for the front door," she explained.
"Alright, just make sure to exit through the balcony," Leonard snapped, trying to usher her out.
"Nope, I'll take the front door this time. Don't sweat it, they call me Catwoman. I'll slip out unnoticed. Bye, sweet client," Mariette quipped, giving a wave to Leonard before heading out through the door.
Leonard rubbed his head in frustration and was about to go back to sleep when the door opened again, and Mariette came back in.
"What are you doing back here?" Leonard asked.
Mariette shrugged. "Three women are heading for your bedroom. I need to get out through the balcony."
"Three women? Scarlett, Tina, and Romy?" Leonard wondered, but then he noticed that Mariette's face had changed.
"Quick, make your way out through the balcony. What are you waiting for?" Leonard urged, already hearing footsteps outside the door.
"The lock on the balcony door is busted. I can't get it open," Mariette explained, looking concerned as she gestured towards the balcony door handle.
"Oh, that lock's been broken for days," Leonard remarked, his face tense. He leaped out of bed and attempted to twist the handle, but it was stuck. Leonard could hear footsteps pausing outside his bedroom door. He realized the three women were on the verge of entering.
"No time to waste. Quick, hide in here," Leonard instructed, opening the cupboard and ushering Mariette inside. Just then, the bedroom door swung open, Scarlett, Julie, and Tina entered.
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