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Yvette came out of
the shop and locked the door. She was yawning again as she headed for her car.
Cara ducked her head as Yvette drove past. She was just about to follow Yvette
when something caught her eye by the wool shop.
    It was Mr Banks and Sol. Mr Banks was
smiling and talking to Sol on the pavement outside the shop. Sol looked
petrified.
    Cara reached for the briefcase of
Gran’s gadgets and pulled out the listening device. She switched it on.
    She saw Mr Banks grab hold of Sol’s
hand. Mr Banks said, “Let’s shake on the matter, make it official, Mr Lewis.”
    Sol tried to move his hand away. “This
isn’t legal! You can’t force me to do this!”
    “I think I already have, Mr Lewis. You
should have just agreed to give me this shop in the first place. You’ve put me
to so much trouble.”
    Sol pulled his hand away. “You won’t
get away with this! I don’t care what you’ve told the council!”
    Cara heard Mr Banks sigh with
irritation. “Mr Temple at the council agreed that I could have the lease for
this shop, he understood that things would become difficult for him if he
didn’t. And you, Mr Lewis, if you don’t let me have the lease, well, I think I
can convince Mr Temple to stop the plans from going ahead. So, you either let
me have this shop and then rake in the profits as this whole dump site is
renovated. Or, you refuse and the rejuvenation plans never go ahead. It’s not
much of a choice, is it, Mr Lewis?”
    Sol took a step backward and wrung his
hands. “But I can’t let Yvette Carter down! This shop has been in her family
for years.”
    “And now it’s going to be in my hands.
I know exactly what I’m going to do with it.” He let out a cold laugh. “You’d
be surprised how much some idiots will pay for an afternoon tea. I’ve got
café’s all over the place, I know what I’m doing.” He looked towards the shop
and placed his hand on the wall. “This is in a prime position, this is going to
be my best performing business.”
    There was a beep from Sol’s phone. He
took it out of his pocket. Mr Banks whipped it from his hands and looked at it.
He waved the phone aggressively in Sol’s face and said, “What’s this? That
stupid woman has signed the lease!”
    Sol reached out for his phone. Mr Banks
held it higher. Sol said, “You can’t do anything now, Yvette has signed the
lease, it’s all legal now.”
    Mr Banks dropped the phone, grabbed
hold of Sol’s jacket and pulled him closer. Cara had to strain to catch his
quietly spoken words. “Mr Lewis, this changes nothing. I’ll deal with Yvette
Carter, I’ll make her tear up that lease. I’ll let her know how you betrayed
her. And you,” he released Sol, “you will work for me from now on.” He brushed
some imaginary dust from Sol’s shaking shoulders. “I won’t take no for an
answer, Mr Lewis. I never take no for an answer.”
    Mr Banks gave Sol a pat on the shoulder
and walked away. Sol seemed to shrink in on himself as he watched Mr Banks walk
away. He retrieved his phone from the ground and slowly walked away, his shoulders
hunched.
    Cara’s heartbeat was racing. She
couldn’t believe she’d witnessed that whole scene. She didn’t know that such
evil people existed. No, she knew they existed, she’d just never been so close
to such a person. And that person was out to get Yvette, possibly even kill
her.
    Cara put her hands over her face. It
was her duty to stop Yvette being murdered. How was she, Cara Daniels, supposed
to stop a man like Mr Banks from killing Yvette?
    Tears rolled down Cara’s cheeks. She
had never felt so alone and scared in her life.

 

 
    Chapter 10

 
    Cara brushed her tears away and started
the car. She drove to Yvette’s house and parked across the road from it. She
was glad to see that Yvette’s car was in the drive. She looked along the road,
she couldn’t see Mr Banks’ car. Was he planning on paying Yvette a visit? Would
he confront her in front of her family?