"Look at this..." Ignis said and then picked his pen and started writing on a fresh paper of the legal pads they were using, making a family tree.
"Alexander Lewenberg, family of rich traders for generations. Makes the millions he inherited to billions and diversifies his Import Business into retail chains, cinemas, malls and lending firms."
"Married at 23 ... 19 year old Adara Benye. All nice big Jewish wedding, everyone happy, the media in the 90s had a great time talking about them. These are social events, Polo matches in the UK, Met Gala, Oscars ... the usual rich people shenanigans."
"Then comes our victim ... Caleb Lewenberg... Born 2002, they ship him off to St. George's International School, Switzerland, where he lives and grows from 18 months to 18 years old. Then he was enrolled at The Stanford Graduate School of Business." He wrote Caleb under the arrow from his parents.
"So he is my junior in Stanford, I am a Cooper Medical College alumni." Way wondered, as he stood behind Ignis and touched his abs to the back of his head at every chance he got, making Ignis press slightly on it, sending signs that he liked it.
"Either they didn't know that or they did... if they did then this is deeper than we think." Bru was distracted after the call from Kia but still participated in the conversation, constantly texting her.
"Hmm! Never know and kind-of not important at this stage. They don't have any children after Caleb and then in 2008, Adara dies in a car crash. This is spoken about for months but investigations conclude nothing and the case is closed as an accident."
"Then enter, The Whore! Her name is Hannah Lopez. Believe me, as an American Latino Man who speaks Spanish, this is the fakest of all fake Latino Surname. One famous celebrity and everyone is Lopez. This is the most obvious and clichΓ©d turn to the story. A Latino puta with a fake name and boobs. I don't know how no one thought about it. Maybe because it's such a rich man's obvious story line formula. Rich Man, boy shipped off, wife dead and a whore for a second wife. Total Telenovela!"
"So you think she is behind this?" Way asked, coming too close to Ignis's face, close enough for Ignis to smell his Atlantis perfume, making him want to grab his face and kiss him and bite his neck. Ignis looked sideways at Way and then on the other side at Bru, who looked practically in tears as he typed on his mobile.
"Todo bien, hermano?" Ignis said softly and wrapped his arms around his shoulder to give him a side hug. "All okay?'
"Can I excuse myself today, I need to deal with this, Kia is very upset, she wouldn't tell me what happened but she is sending me cryptic and scary messages." Bru's voice caught and he cleared his throat and wiped his eyes on the back of his hand.
"Bru, you leave, we are done here and we can do this later. The hearing is still two months away, a couple of days wouldn't hurt. I and Ignis will continue working on it and will keep you updated." Way went around the table and packed Bru's stuff in his laptop satchel.
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"Where are the medical case records?" Ignis asked as they waved Bru away and were standing in the parking lot.
"I have them in my computer and the printouts are with Dad. He asked me not to email or put it anywhere it can be found." Way answered, distracted by the fact that Ignis had opened the three buttons of his polo and taken it out of his chinos. His square pecs, gold chain on his dark honey skin and his well-defined biceps making his hands itchy to touch them.
"Hmm! Can I get them? I want to see why he was admitted to the ER first and what was administered to him before he was sent to surgery." Ignis took mint out of his backpack and popped one in his mouth and offered the tin box to Way.
Way took one, "I can give you the prints at home, but you will need to drive me there. I have been forbidden to drive alone as well." He handed the box to Ignis, their fingers touching.
"Ya! Bru told me that. I have your location." He sounded distracted. "Do you think Bru and Kia are okay? What is a decent time before I intervene?" He checked for any message from Bru.
"Let's give it a couple of days. Which one's yours?" Way looked around the car park. Ignis beeped his car bringing a smile to Way's face. "Really? I imagined you in something bigger."
"I prefer bigger things to drive me rather than the other way around." He smiled and squeezed Way's huge biceps through his shirt.