The Platinum Card Betrayal

ick Sterling boomed, waving the platinum card. "Let's

like a slot machine. "Mr. St

m a pace behind him. "Mr.

aying on his lips. "Well, well, who do we have

a portable terminal Ho

sistent bee

swiped it ag

at the hell? Must be a glitch."

unspoken questions. Ho

"Dad, what's wrong? Can'

sion unreadable. He'd fro

r card, Mr. Sterling," Holloway said

s is ridiculous. Let me call my

m Carter, was accepted into your progr

rter. Yes. A difficult situation. Mr.

uzzed. Tiffany.

ced confidence, but his eyes darted nervously.

it now, it's

ar Tiffany's shrill v

his bravado returning. "Just a tempo

han's phone rang

ered. "

t!" Tiffany shrieked. "Rick has an urgent inves

. And my son was

are! This is

hun

ing a bank transfer confirmation. "$150,000. Cleared. Seems my wife handled the... liquidit

his simple, well-worn suit. "You wouldn't un