Free Mystery : Cozy Mystery: Forsaken (shocking, mystery, thriller, cozy, short stories) (suspense, short reads, detective, murder) by Athena Dorsey Page B

he weren't going to keep up with the game and so he kept on blowing his nose and covering himself with a towel as Richardson paced all around the house, looking like a person who was just about to break down.
     
    “Look, Greene, how long have I known you? Fifteen? Twenty years?”
    “Twenty-one years, seven months, sir.”
    “Yes, yes. That long. So tell me, why is it that difficult for you to just come clean with me, you know, tell me whatever it is that you are cooking up and where you are cooking it up from so that I can get the scientists to work with you? I can smell some really good money coming from this secretive venture of yours.”
    “As a matter of fact, there will be a hell lot of money coming from this one sir. And that is why I advise you just to be patient for a little while longer. And once we have sorted everything out correctly, then the next thing would be to make sure that you have been filled in rather perfectly in the end.”
     
    But Richardson wasn’t buying it at all, and it went without saying that Dr. Greene was starting to feel as though it wasn’t going to end well for him if he didn’t do a damn thing about it. And so, after pretending to cough up a little, he decided to come up with something that will give his boss a reason to cool down and stop passing around his house making him nervous.
     
    “Look, man, I have been trying for a very long time to tell you that I am trying my level best to make this thing worth your while. But from the look of things sir, you seem to be very impatient. And for that matter, I will just go ahead and tell you all about my project.”
     
    And it was at that moment that Richardson stopped passing up and down Dr. Greene’s living room and waited for a moment. All that he wanted to hear had just been spewed into his ear, and so he needed to hear it. And as he assumed the seat just beside Dr. Greene’s, it seemed as though his eyes had widened.
     
    “So, what is it that you are planning. I know you have a good reason as to why you are keeping it a secret. And I also think you aren’t planning on selling that invention to someone else because there will be dire consequences if you make the mistake of doing just that.”
    “I know. And I wouldn’t be that foolish to do something like that.”
    “So, the invention, what is it all about?”
    “Well, I have been devising some nanotech that will be able to clean the blood of patients suffering from kidney failure and the result will most definitely be something that will earn you some good money. And the reason why I have been keeping this quiet for a while was because my previous invention had failed miserably. And so to restore my reputation, I needed to come up with something brilliant that works.”
     
    Richardson smiled for a moment. It appeared as though he was already thinking about how amazing the invention was and just how much money he was going to cash in on the whole thing. But the thing was that Dr. Greene could be lying, and if that were to be the case, then Richardson would have to do something to his most valued asset.
     
    “You know, this could work. But I will need some proof of work by the end of the week.”
    “Sir, the end of the week is just…”
    “Three days away. Trust me, I know. But if you have been working on something, I expect some reports on the progress that you are most definitely making. It is very important since it helps me keep track of my inventions.”
     
    Your inventions? Are you kidding me? Dr. Greene screamed in his head. Richardson was so dumb to the point that he didn’t even know the difference between ‘your’ and you’re’ and there he was, talking shit and claiming that all of those incredibly made inventions were his. It was shameless. But Dr. Greene knew that he would pretty much agree with him so that he could get over every single thing that was going on.
     
    “Hey, sure. Whatever you need, I will make sure that you have been sorted out in