After Divorce, I Won The Christmas Lottery

Chapter 6: Investigation Time

Liz

I woke up with a bit of a hangover and in my bed. I don’t even remember going to bed. I remember changing into a nightie and going back downstairs to watch a movie with Zander. But everything after that is a blur.

I sat up and grabbed my phone to check the time and see a bottle of water, pills and a note. I read the note and chuckled. ‘You will need this for your headache. Z.’ I drank the pills and got up to get ready.

I grab a shower and put on some jeans, a jersey and some boots. I head downstairs and meet Zander at the dining table. “Morning Zander,” I say and he smiles. “Morning yourself. How are you feeling?” he asks. “I am okay, the pills helped thanks.” I say and sit down.

“Are you going into the office today?” I asked and he smirked. “Nope, we have plans,” he said. “What plans?” I asked. He never mentioned anything, or was I so drunk that I just agreed? “We, my dear Liz, are doing some investigating today.” He says and I chuckle.

“What do you have in mind?” I asked. “We need proof of Kyle’s infidelity, and we also need as much information on him as we can get. He works as an executive at an investment firm, doesn’t he?” Zander asks and I nod.

“I already have someone digging into his financial records and accounts. We just need some video proof and pictures. So, we are going to follow him and his mistress around,” he says, and I smile. “Are we wearing disguises and everything? My hair is a dead giveaway,” I say, and he chuckles.

“Yes, as beautiful as it is, it certainly doesn’t blend in,” he says. “Okay, hat and dark shades it is. I am super excited, let’s go.” I say and he chuckles. “Eat first,” he says, and I chuckle too. I was so excited I forgot. This is going to be so much fun. I am sure we will get what we need.

After breakfast, Zander drove us in one of his black SUV’s. “How many cars do you have? This isn’t the same one we drove in to the mall.” I said. “Only four, I should get another one, but I just haven’t had time. But now that I took some time off to help you, I should really start looking for a new one. You also need a new car. We can go buy you a new one for Christmas.” he says.

“Oh no you don’t. You are not buying me a new car. You have already done too much. And besides, I really love my Rover, I bought it with my own money.” I say. “But it's old,” he says. “Yes, but it’s mine and I love it.” I say and he nods. “You still need an upgrade.” he says.

“Oh my gosh, you are so extra. Let’s just agree to disagree. For now, my car is fine. I will buy me a new one when I get my winnings,” I say, and he looks at me and smirks. “We’ll see about that,” he says. “No, we won’t. Now drive and keep your eyes on the road. We have work to do,” I say, and he chuckles loudly and shakes his head.

“Where are we going anyway?” I asked. “His office said he called in sick today. Funny enough, so did Tiffany. So, we are going to follow them and see what they are up to,” he says, and I nod. I wonder how many times he called in sick before and spent the day with her? They couldn’t sleep together at my house; I was always there. Except that day I went to the spa, or when I buy groceries.

We pull up on my street and park a few houses away. The windows of this car have very dark tints so they can’t see in, but we can see them clearly. We watch the house for nearly an hour, before they come outside. I started to take pictures with my phone and so did Zander. He brought a very expensive looking camera with him.

They hold hands as they walk to his car and get in. “Ready?” he asks me and I nod. “Let’s see what those two are up to.” I say and he nods and starts the car. We follow them discretely, which makes me think Zander has done this before. They drive for a long time, until they reach a mall very far from our house.

“Why would they come here?” I asked. “So, they don’t get seen together. He thinks he is smart, but we are smarter.” Zander says, and takes some more pictures. They get out of Kyle’s car and walk hand in hand inside the mall. We follow behind them, making sure there are people between us and them.

They are acting like a couple in love. It’s actually disgusting to see. I am not jealous per se, it’s just so disgusting that they don’t even show any remorse. They stop at a lingerie store and go inside. The store was not that busy, so I waited outside so I didn’t get seen. I had to take my sunglasses off in the mall. I was drawing too much attention to myself.

Zander goes into the store and pretends to be browsing around. I sat and waited on a bench overlooking the store. They come out a while later with a few bags and so does Zander. He comes over to me and hands me a bag. “I had to make it look authentic. I know you will like those.” He says with a smirk and I chuckle.

“I got some good shots on my phone, they were all over each other.” He says, and I pull my face and that makes him chuckle. We follow them around as they go into various stores, and then they head to a restaurant for lunch. We go there too and sit where we can see them, but they can’t see us. Zander gets up and goes to speak to someone. I think it's the manager while I continue to watch them.

They literally are all over each other and it’s disgusting. Even the rest of the people having lunch watch them in disgust. Tiff really has no shame, and since when is Kyle so bold? I am beginning to think I didn’t really know him at all. We did get some more good pictures though.

“What was that about?” I asked Zander. “You’ll see,” he said, smirking, and I just shook my head. When we were done eating, Zander paid and spoke to the waiter. “Let’s call it a day, I have had enough of watching them. I don’t want to throw up this lovely meal we just had,” he says.

“I agree,” I said and got up. “Wait, I have a surprise for you. Just watch first,” Zander says, and I sit back down. He shows me to look over at Kyle’s table and I do. They are also getting ready to leave. As Tiffany gets up, the waiter Zander spoke to, walks past with a tray of drinks.

Another waiter puts her foot out and Tiffany trips over it and bumps right into the waiter with the tray. The drinks end up all over her, and she slips and falls back against Kyle, wetting him too. I can’t help but laugh and so does Zander. She starts screaming and tries to attack the waiter.

Kyle pulls her back and the manager goes over. “I demand you fire this imbecile right now. Look at me, this is a designer dress, and he ruined it.” Tiff yells and I chuckle softly. “Actually, you bumped into him, he was moving away from you. I saw the whole thing.” The manager says. “Yeah, you rude b***h. You pushed him, I saw what happened.” One of the customers says, getting up and walking over.

“As a paying customer, I demand that she pays for those drinks. Those were meant for our table, but she pushed the waiter so he couldn’t even put them down in time.” a man says that was sitting close to them. “What? I will not. None of this is my fault. He spilled the drinks on me. And who is going to pay for my dress?” Tiffany says.

“Well, maybe you should’ve paid more attention to where you were walking. But I guess all you pay attention to is this man’s c**k. You are so disgusting. We all had to watch the two of you, and you ruined our meal. I am sure he is a married man, judging by the way you are acting. Disgusting slut.” An elderly woman said.

“How dare you speak to me like that?” Tiffany says. “Oh, I do dare. Women like you have no shame. They don’t allow working girls in this establishment.” The elderly woman says. Tiffany’s eyes widen, and she lunges at the woman. This is a woman that is well in her sixties. Is Tiffany f*****g crazy to attack her?

Kyle grabs hold of her, but not before someone takes pictures of them. “Your picture is going up on our wall of shame. Please don’t come back here. We don’t allow hookers on the premises. This is a family-friendly restaurant. We don’t support home wreckers.” The manager says.

Tiffany is fuming, but Kyle just takes some money out of his wallet and puts it on the table. “For the drinks,” he says, and pulls Tiffany away kicking and screaming. When they are gone, everyone bursts out laughing and I have to join them. “What just happened?” I asked.

“When we came in, I asked the manager if she recognized them. She said they come in at least once a week for nearly two months now. I asked her if they had any footage of them, but they don’t save the footage. It gets deleted after a week. I told her our story and she was very willing to help. She said the staff always complain about them and the way they act.

Even customers have complained about their behavior. She said we could come back anytime if we needed them to give a statement. She will also send us today's footage to use. We can also add their statements as proof that they started their relationship months ago,” Zander says.

“Thank you for thinking of that, and thank you for the show,” I said, and he chuckled. “I can’t take credit for the show. That was all the staff. They have been wanting to do that for a while. The old lady is a regular here so they roped her into their plans.” Zander says and chuckles.

“Wow, I am impressed. I will make sure never to piss anyone off here.” I said and chuckled. We thanked the manager and the staff and left the restaurant. When we were walking in the parking lot, Zander spotted Kyle and Tiff approaching.

“They are heading this way. Just play along.” He says, and I nod. I can’t let them see me now, then the plan will go to s**t. I hear Tiffany’s annoying voice and I cringe. I can also hear that they are very close.