Chapter 8 - The Key West Trap

David was screaming hysterically into the phone the moment I answered it.
He demanded to know why his credit cards were suddenly declining at the luxury resort in Key West.
He yelled that his offshore banking application was completely locked out and displaying a zero balance.
I spoke to him with a tone of terrifying, absolute calmness.
I told him I knew everything about the sleeping pills, the stolen money, and his secret mistress Jessica.
I informed him that I had also discovered his illicit connections to the money-laundering syndicate.
David went completely silent on the other end of the line.
I told him I had already forwarded the restored kitchen video to the federal authorities.
I smiled as I announced that the Florida police were currently walking into his resort lobby to arrest him.
I heard David drop his cell phone onto the marble floor of the hotel.
Through the open line, I heard police officers shouting commands and physically tackling David and Theresa to the ground.
Marcus smiled broadly and placed a comforting hand on my shoulder, telling me it was finally over.
I hung up the phone and closed my laptop with a deep sense of satisfaction.
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Then the thick glass window of the hospital waiting room completely shattered inward.
A high-caliber bullet flew through the broken glass and missed my head by a fraction of an inch.