Faux Vows, True Desires

"That lady's name is Aurora Avila. She's 28, and she's quite the social butterfly in Whiterun. She's pretty chummy with the rich folks in town, but the wives of these rich dudes can't stand her. She doesn't have a

steady job, and her living comes from these wealthy guys."

"She can booze like a champ, and she's in good with a bunch of top dogs in various companies, always wining and dining with them and taking the bullet when it comes to drinking."

Edgar ended with, "She's a home wrecker."

Stefan got the drift.

A woman who sweet-talked men with her looks and milked them for their money.

She lived a high life because she chose rich corporate bigwigs.

Some men who couldn't bear to part with their money for their wives were all too ready to splash the cash on their mistresses. Aurora was young and beautiful and knew how to handle herself in business settings, so she raked in more.

At the same time, she was able to establish good relations with these rich folks through these social exchanges, using their wealth and status to her advantage.

"Boss, your wife has been targeted twice, and each time, it was Aurora who paid the bill."

Stefan coolly said, "There must be someone else backing Aurora. Besides these rich guys, does she have any other friends?"

"She's got plenty of friends, mostly the mistresses of these company executives. There's no one she's particularly close with. Most of her friends are residents of Whiterun. I've checked out the backgrounds and movements of these rich Whiterun folks and confirmed that they have nothing to do with this."

The money Aurora got went into her bank account. Most of this money came from her being the mistress to these company executives, and she saved it all.

In Whiterun, Aurora, the social butterfly, was loaded.

the backgrounds of the women she hangs out with. One of them is a woman named Betty, who has financial dealings with her. Aurora transfers money to Betty, but the amounts are small mostly in the thousands. Betty is also someone's mistress, but she's not in Whiterun. She's

quickly said, "Focus on

Even if she and Aurora do have financial dealings, it's only a few thousand. It couldn't possibly be a commission; I

to a company executive in Whiterun and has connections with Aurora. The intersection between Betty and Aurora could be through her sister. The money transactions

Whether she's problematic or not, we need to investigate thoroughly. If they do transfer money to each other because they lost at cards, we also need to investigate the other women who play cards with them regularly. From them, we can find out if it's always Betty who wins Aurora's money when they

got it as he said, "You suspect they're conducting transactions under the guise of playing cards? Alright, I'll have someone look into Betty in detail to see if we can find Betty's lover." Stefan said solemnly, "Don't tip them off at

it over to my brother-in-law, who will arrest those

"All right."

call, Stefan called Keith Blue, who

Blue and others

and the others always felt uncomfortable. They stayed for a few days, and

just got off the

Stefan's call, thinking he was

ask, "Was the

have been smoother with

his father's arrangement. The wisdom of the old

when he went out, not to be noticed. But this made it easier for others to plot against him. Simply put,

father, being blatant, attracting the attention of countless people. With his every

"And my sister?"

next to

attitude immediately changed. He said with a chuckle, "Let my sister pick up. I started missing

Keith, only in front of his twin sister would he reveal his true

silently handed the phone to