Page 3 of Kevin's Destiny

“No.” Caleb’s voice had turned to steel. “She made her bed, now she can lie in it.”

“I agree, and like I said, it’s for me to see her one last time, then when I walk out of that prison, I will never see her again. I mentioned to Erin that when she was sent away I boxed up all of her things and put it in storage. When I stopped in to make the storage payment, I told the manager that this was the last time. He could deal with whatever is in there.”

“Good, I’m glad you finally realize you don’t have any financial obligation to her anymore. She sucked you dry enough when you were married. She shouldn’t be able to continue to do it from behind bars.”

“That’s what I thought, or rather, Erin mentioned if Karen had expensive items that I didn’t know if they were expensive, and just shoved them in the storage unit in my haste to get rid of them.”

“Were there?”

“No clue, I haven’t gone there to look. However, I went to the attic to get a look at what I’m going to be dealing with when I pack up.”

“Yeah, last I knew there wasn’t much up there.”

“Did you open the e-mail?”

“No.”

“Do it,” Kevin said, and then grinned when he heard his son swear. “What you’re looking at, I found in the attic stacked up, and hidden behind the holiday decorations. I know I’m an investigator for my job, and I’m damn good at it. However, I have no clue where to even begin to look into what this shit is.”

“Give me a minute,” Caleb said and Kevin heard some rustling. “Katherine’s over at her mother’s. Let me run over there and asked them. You’re on speaker, by the way.”

“Thanks, Caleb.” He heard a door open, close, then another one do the same, then his son’s voice.

“Hey, Katherine, Dad’s on the phone. He found some things my mother left in the attic and wants to know if they are worth anything.”

“What’s that?” Kevin heard then two women exclaimed in shock.

“Kevin, this is Ilsa, where did you get this stuff?”

“The attic. I’m thinking that maybe Karen hid them from me when she purchased them. I had caught her doing that over the course of our marriage.”

“Damn, I’ll give you three thousand dollars for the red bag and matching shoes.”

“Excuse me?” Kevin almost dropped the phone when she spoke.

“Kevin,” Ilsa said with a laugh. “Please, don’t be offended by what I’m about to say, but it’s the God’s honest truth.”

“Okay, what’s that?”

“Your wife might have been a first-class royal bitch, but she had great taste. What’s in these photos are top tier shoes and handbags. What size are they?”

“Six and a half.”

“I’ll say this again, I’ll give you three thousand for the red shoes and purse.”

“Which set?” Kevin asked as he looked at them all. “I only sent a few photos. There are over fifty boxes here. Now that you mention it, it looks like there might be a pair of shoes that match the purse. Like the red ones.”

“If it’s not too much to ask, can you bring them to Colorado with you? I know I don’t wear heels much now, but I like to be prepared. I’m not saying I’m going to purchase them all, because from just what I saw in the photos you sent, that’s close to ten thousand dollars sitting there. If you bring them, I promise I’ll help you look them up, and sell them.”

“Damn, Dad. Sounds like you might be able to recoup some of the money Karen took from you. Because you and I both know that she didn’t use her own money to buy this stuff.”

“You’re right about that, Caleb. Okay, Ilsa, I’ll pack them up. Katherine, would you want anything?”

“I can’t answer that until I see them, but yeah, I’d like to look.”

“Fair enough. Thank you for your time.”

“I can’t wait until you’re here, Dad.” Caleb answered and they ended the call. Kevin shook his head as he looked at what was piled in his living room and sighed heavily. He was probably going to have to get a bigger U-Haul than he anticipated when he packed.