Although his face said nothing, the set of his jaw told me everything. “Lance, go downstairs and bring Mr. Patterson up here. I have some questions for him.”
“Does that mean Lance isn’t fired?”
“It would seem so. For now.”
Tank Two simply nodded. “Yes, sir. I’ll bring Mr. Patterson up.”
“How did you find out he was stealing?”
“I gave him seventy-five thousand dollars to go with his supposed two hundred thousand for a down payment on a house. None of it is in his bank accounts. Matter of fact, the statements show he’s exclusively been withdrawing money for months.”
“Excuse me?”
“When I hacked into his bank accounts, none of my money was there. But I did see it used to be, along with a couple hundred thousand, but it’s all been withdrawn. That’s why I need the pictures from tonight, as insurance he’ll give my money back.”
“I take it he wouldn’t want people finding out he was in a threesome with another man?”
“He’d freak out if I let the pictures go to all of his buddies or coworkers.”
“Are you sure you want to see him? I could just as easily do this without you here. The last thing I want is for you to start crying or get hysterical.”
Seriously? “The answer to your insulting question would be no, I won’t start freaking out.”
Matter of fact, I was more than ready to confront Eric.