More Than A Maid

“His transfers, position and promotion was given to you. Mrs Withney, are you sure that you are not involved in his death?” The man asked in an authoritative tone and he looked really serious.

“What??” Monica and her mom exclaimed at the same time.

“How dare you?!” Monica yelled at the policeman.

“Are these your reasons why you think I must have killed that poor innocent man?” Mrs Withney asked the policeman.

“Maybe. Maybe it was someone you know, maybe it was your husband or maybe it was even you” The cop answered her.

“Are you trying to accuse me right now Mr policeman?” Monica’s mom asked.

” It’s not an accusation ” Bella’s mom muttered.

“Okay. I didn’t kill the man” Mrs Withney said directly.

“Monica” Monica was shocked that the policeman called her name. “Your name is Monica right?”

“Why? So you could formulate rubbish and say I killed a man I don’t even know?” She ran her mouth.

“No, so you could tell me what you think or what you suspect rather? Have you ever suspected something wrong between your parents? You probably overheard them” The policeman said.

“You know nothing. I barely live with my parents! Mind you, you are accusing us if you do not know that” Monica said.

“Looks like you do not believe that we are innocent” Mrs Benson said.

“Well.. everyone is a suspect”

“I see. I have a report anyways”

“What’s that?”

“You asked earlier if I knew anything about his death..””

“You know something? Did you see something before he died? What did you notice? Who do you think killed him?” The cop queried.

“Well..”

“You know the murderer mommy?!” Monica was shocked as well.

“No, no no. Do not get me wrong. It’s simply who I think that must have killed him” Monica’s mom said.

“I’m all ears. Who is it?” The policeman asked her.

Mrs Withney smiled a little then she sighed before she started speaking.. ” It’s Mr Benson”

“What?” They all exclaimed.

“Mommy?! What did you just say? Peter’s father?!”

“Why do you think the murderer is Mr Benson?” The cop asked.

“Yeah, please speak up. What are your reasons? Did Mr Benson really kill my husband?” Mrs Daves asked.

“Well.. that’s what I just said. In quote, I think he did it” She repeated.

“Geez! Mommy! What are you saying?!”

“What did you notice? Why?” The policeman asked again as he pick up his book and pen to jot down whatever she says.

“Remember I said that Mr Daves and the Bensons family are friends right? Actually, they are not. It was Mrs Bensons and Mr Daves that were very intimate” Monica’s mom explain briefly.

“If I get you correctly, you are tryna say that Mrs Bensons and Mr Daves were having an affair” The policeman twisted the question.

“What?” Bella’s mom exclaimed.

“Uhmmn… I am so sure. I mean it was pretty obvious that Mrs Benson liked him so very much. ”

“I think I noticed” Bella’s mom muttered to the cop. “But my husband never cheated”

Mrs Withney heard.

“I didn’t say he did cheated on you with her. I said that Mrs Benson really liked your husband and even her husband found out”

“Mommy!” Monica tried to stop her mom from saying more.

“And oh! There’s something I haven’t said. The three of us had a ranked position. Mr Daves is the first, and he would have been extremely famous if he were alive. The Bensons were the second and we, the third. Like I said, Mrs Benson was head over heals about him. Most times she wished him goodluck rather than to the man she married. It was very clear that she wanted him to get the promotion, so she could probably divorce her man and move on with him since Mr Daves was gonna get a higher promotion which will make him very rich” Monica’s mom rushed all words.

Mrs Daves opened her mouth in awe but no words came out of it.

“Actually, we didn’t know that Mr Daves had a wife. He never made mention ..”

“In short, Mr Benson could have hired the hitman to get rid of Mr Daves because he was jealous.. and because he wanted that high position that Mr Daves was supposed to get and Yeah! less I forget, Mr Benson hated him!” Mrs Withney concluded.

“He hated him?!” The cops repeated.

“Yup! And now he got what he wants, his wife for him alone” She added.

Monica was so upset with her mom. If that was the truth, her mom had just spill them all out. Now the policeman will go after Mr Benson, the father of the guy she love and Jail him, which will hurt Peter so much and hurt her too.

“Thank you for your time and everything Mrs Withney” The policeman smiled, satisfactorily.

“You are welcome. Let me know if you want any more information that is within my capability” She respond.

“Sure I will. But meanwhile, this family is not off our suspect list yet” He told her.

“What?” Monica and her mom exclaimed.

“Thanks for your information once again.” He stood up.

Mrs Daves only muttered Thank you to Mrs Withney then followed her assistant out of the house.

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After they left Monica’s place.

“I don’t think Mrs Withney is saying the truth” The police man told Mrs Daves whom was still sad and confused.

“Why? We’ve just got information!”

“That’s right. We could use the information to trace the killer and the information can also lead us back to her”

“What do you mean?” She asked.

“Mrs Withney seemed really suspicious. Yet I can’t say yet if she’s the killer but I don’t think Mr Benson is.” The man said; ” I feel like she knows who the killer is and she’s tryna hide whosoever it is by lying to me, so that I won’t suspect her or any other person but the Bensons” The cop briefly explained to her.

Bella’s mom didn’t say anything as she was so confused to even say the least.

“Do you remember that she also said that she and the Bensons were close friends. Mrs Benson herself admitted that fact. But friends don’t do this” The cop paused then continue explain; “We were at the Benson’s place yesterday and during the interrogation, I made mention of the Withney and the Benson gat their back. They didn’t frame them. Listen, Mrs Withney didn’t only give me who and what she thinks, she practically framed her best friend as the culprit we are looking for”Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

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To Be Continued