”“You knew?” Claudia growled.Magus shook his head and said, “Poor Phil. Appearances aside, he’s really just a nerd at heart. He spent his wh...le adolescence lusting after cheerleaders. Now he’s marrying one. It just makes you think, doesn’t it?”“Why didn’t you tell me?” Claudia asked.“I was wondering if you would ever figure it out,” Magus answered.Claudia turned to Cassie and said, “If you want my advice, stay as far away from this man as you can. He’s sick and twisted in his mind.”“Magus? I’ve. ” I was apologetically looking into the girls’ eyes.Bonnie flashed, “Bridget and I loved Benjamin. Please don’t tell Daddy, but the three of us made love many times. Both of us tried to stop Benjamin when he told us Butch demanded that he had to help him fix a problem that he had. Dad didn’t even know that Butch was in town. On the way here, Daddy explained to us what he thought may have happened to Butch and Benjamin. He said he met you at his FBI office. He tried telling us about you and what. The only concrete details we had about him so farwas that his name was Mr Paul Lawson, but as always plenty of peoplethought they'd heard rumours...Rumour 1:"I heard he was the one who spearheaded the takeover of that bookshop,Holyoak, downtown. They did alright out of it, so maybe we will too? Oddfor the same company to want to buy a bookshop and a healthcare shop,though, isn't it?"Well, my dad worked at that bookshop, Holyoak, so I'd have to check withhim later.Rumour 2:"I heard his wife. Hiring Chance as the floor manager had been a sound decision. For whatever reason, both Chance and Mary agreed that the best way to make money was to make sure there was never a time when the customers had to stop drinking, gambling and whoring. That meant that Chance and Mary were ruthless when it came to problems. There were no warnings at Merry Mary’s. Employees who screwed up were quietly fired on the spot. Excessive drunks were escorted out into the street and encouraged to come again.