Ada's Death (Cara Daniels Cozy Mystery Book 5) Read Online Free PDF

quickly. She straightened up
and walked normally to her car. Maria reversed past her and Cara gave her and
Ada a wave as she unlocked the car.
    She
gave them thirty seconds before setting off after them. She cursed herself for
not putting a tracking device on Maria’s car, Gran had plenty of them in her
office. Cara shook her head, she had no morals left. Mind you, morals didn’t
matter when you were trying to save someone’s life.
    Cara
kept her distance as she followed Maria through town. It became more difficult
as Maria turned on to a quieter country road. Cara had to keep three cars back
so that she wouldn’t be spotted.
    Where
were they going? Maria had said it was Ben’s idea to take Ada to this mystery
place. Cara pressed her lips together. She had her suspicions about where they
could be heading. As soon as Maria turned into the grounds of a residential
home for the elderly, Cara’s suspicions were confirmed.
    “I
knew Ben was up to something,” Cara muttered to herself.
    Maria
parked at the front of the car park. Cara parked at the back, under the shade
of a tree. She hoped that Maria and Ada wouldn’t look her way, she had no
excuse as to why she was here.
    Cara
took out the listening device and binoculars that Gran kept under the driver’s
seat. She placed the listening device on the dashboard and switched it on.
    Ada’s
voice was picked up immediately, “Maria? Is this it? I don’t understand, what
are we doing here? Are you visiting someone?”
    Cara
looked through the binoculars. Maria had a tight smile on her face as she
helped Ada out of the car. Maria explained, “It’s Ben’s idea. He wanted you to
have a look around. It’s got an excellent reputation and the facilities are
amazing.”
    Ada
got out of the car and clutched her handbag tighter. Cara could see her brow
wrinkling. “Why do you want me to have a look inside?”
    Maria’s
forced smile looked as if it was hanging on by a thread, any moment now it
would drop. “Ben thinks you should consider something like this, for the future
of course. He’s concerned for your health, we both are. We’ve been worried
about you. You don’t sleep well and you’re becoming more and more forgetful.”
    Ada
pulled her bag closer. In a quiet voice she said, “I know that, it’s a sign of getting
old, that’s all.” She looked at the building in front of her. “Maria, I don’t
want to live here, I don’t want to leave my home!”
    “Oh!
I know you don’t. No one is going to force you to move. Why don’t we have a
look around seeing as we’re here. Then, when Ben phones later you can tell him
that we had a good look.”
    “I’ve
a few things I’m going to say to Ben! Do we really have to go in? Will you stay
with me? Don’t leave me here on my own!”
    Cara’s
heart ached at the desperation in Ada’s voice. If Maria left her in that home
Cara would break in and rescue her!
    Maria
put her hand under Ada’s elbow and guided her towards the entrance. “We don’t
have to stay long. There’s free tea and biscuits.”
    Ada
sniffed. “I suppose a quick look around won’t hurt. But I can tell you now that
I won’t like it! It looks more like a prison than a home.”
    Maria
and Ada walked into the building. Cara didn’t hear any more from them. She was
tempted to go inside and follow them around. She had found some disguises in
Gran’s office, she should have brought some with her.
    While
she was waiting Cara did an online check of the residential home. She found
many positive reviews. She whistled when she saw how much they were charging.
Ben must have a good income if he could afford that. Perhaps he was planning on
selling Ada’s house once he’d put her in the home. Cara knew from discussions
with a local estate agent how much the houses on Gran’s street were worth. The
estate agent had told her that it was a highly desirable area. And Ada did seem
to be frugal with her money, perhaps she had thousands in a savings