When Alex died, his best friend David buried his old cell phone alongside him. But the next day, Alex’s widow received a call from the number that belonged to her late husband’s phone.
Alex and David had been friends since they were children. They attended the same school, graduated from the same university, and then began their business together.
With degrees from Stanford, it was unsurprising that the two men were brilliant and excelled at business on their first try.
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Their startup, Feeota, which essentially dealt with cheap and easily accessible car rental services, grew big just a few years after its inception, and their business was thriving. However, things started falling apart after Alex got married.
His wife, Linda, was a very calculating woman, and she’d been trying to create a rift between the two friends. Alex couldn’t see his wife’s nefarious intentions since he was madly in love with her. But just after a few months into their marriage, she had managed to gain an entry into their office as an accountant.
David despised her mere presence, and when she began looking into the company’s accounts, he tried to suggest to Alex that hiring a third party to handle their finances wasn’t necessary, but Alex said that Linda’s degree in finance would be beneficial to the company.
Finally, David caved in, and the three began working together, attempting—if not pretending, to trust each other—especially in the case of David and Linda. But then something terrible happened.
Alex was returning from an investor meeting one evening when he was attacked and beaten by hooligans. He was discovered laying on the roadside and was rushed to the intensive care unit.
From Alex’s condition, it seemed like someone had the sole intention of harming him because none of his belongings were looted. All the money was intact in his wallet; even his cards and his car keys were lying beside him, so soon after arriving at the hospital, David called 911 and informed them of the situation.
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“Do you think it could be one of your competitors?” Officer Banks, who was in charge of the case, asked David. “Do you have any suspicions?”
“That’s common in a business setting, officer,” Alex replied. “There will be competitors, but I can’t think of anyone who would be so hostile to us.”
“How about your relationship with your partner and his wife?” Officer Banks gave David...
