Little White Lies

Chapter 25

"Here is the thumb drive, by the way," Candice said and tugged the device out from her bra. Detective Wallace gingerly took it from her and placed it on the corner of the table. "I put the SD cards back, I wasn't sure if they'd go back."

Detective Wallace nodded and marked it down. "There's information on how Richard and Lynette killed his brothers, too. However, since they are all deceased, there's nothing to chase up on.

No wonder her parents had always pretended that Richard was the only child. So many lies. And Candice lied, too. The SD cards were in her bra and it felt like they were burning a hole through her. But the FBI already had a copy of everything, they didn't need the SD cards, too.It might be morbid, but she wanted to see the content for herself.

"Keep going," Detective Wallace prompted and Candice dived back to her memories.

                                                                       ——— 4 hours ago ——

"Oh darling, you look wonderful!" Viviene exclaimed. Candice was already dressed to the nines, waiting for Viviene and Howard in the living room. The two of them were clearly behind schedule but looked every bit as polished as if they were coming out of their dressing room. No doubt they had a driver.

Howard nodded his approval. "Traffic was horrible. Just give us a moment to freshen up and change. We can't be late for your celebration dinner!"

Candice tried not to show how relieved she was that they were late but still showed. She had been thinking about a crazy plan. The original one was just to have a nice dinner, then calling the FBIs in. But seeing Eva yesterday brought a new idea to mind; instead of ending the year in style only, she could end it with a boom.

Before she could chicken out, she got into her car, turned on the music, and called Eric."I don't know where the money went, but I know who might. Come to the Kuuk tonight at 9 pm."

                                                                                        ———

"You decided to get the Goodmans involved at the last minute," Detective Wallace repeated. Candice nodded to confirm. She did not expect things to turn out the way they did. The funny thing was she actually thought about inviting Meredith herself for a chance to say goodbye. If she did, the joke would be on her.

"Are they all here now?" Candice asked. Her heart was in suspension, she didn't know if she wanted them to be or not. Detective Wallace studied her for a bit.

"Yes. Do you want to talk to Viviene or Howard?" he asked, his voice laced with understanding. Candice shook her head; there wasn't anything she wanted to say to them. She got it all off her chest at Kuuk.

For a moment, she almost said Meredith. The real White daughter had her fooled the entire time. Maybe they could have been great friends under different circumstances, but the history behind the two of them was impossible to ignore. She harbored no bad feelings towards her but she also no longer wanted to have any contact with her.

But there was someone she wanted to see.

"Five minutes," Detective Wallace said, opening the door for Candice. She nodded, locking eyes with a very startled Eric Goodman. He glanced towards the door as it shut.