The coffee shop was a small, cozy place with checkered tablecloths and the smell of freshly baked pastries. Victor Serrano was already sitting at a table in the corner, nervously looking at his watch. He was of average height with a kind face and worried eyes.
“Emily Hayes.” He stood up when he saw her.
“Yes, that is me. Thank you for agreeing to meet.”
They ordered coffee, and Emily got straight to the point.
“Victor, what I’m about to tell you may come as a shock, but you have the right to know the truth.”
“Did something happen to Pamela?”
“In a way, yes. Your wife is cheating on you with my husband, and together they are involved in a large-scale fraud scheme.”
Victor’s face turned pale. “That is impossible. Pamela would not be capable of that.”
“Yes, she is.”
Emily took out the printouts of the text messages between Ethan and Pamela and the photos she had taken at the airport the day before.
Victor read in silence, his left eyelid twitched.
“Since when?” he asked in a weak voice.
“According to the messages, for a year, maybe more, and the fraud, they are stealing inheritances from elderly people. Pamela helps Ethan forge wills. In 3 years, they have stolen over $20 million.”