Chapter 41 Rewards

Dave thought for a while and then said, "Steven is a man with no sense of responsibility, and he was scared to death when you guys brought him to the police station. Plus, with a little misguidance from me, he decided to take off to lay low."

"To send him on his way, I even spent forty thousand US dollars. That kid is probably enjoying himself in Mexico by now."

"How did you scare him off?"

Dave repeated what he'd told Alyssa.

Luke asked, "Aren't you afraid he'll come back?"

"I am, so I made a few arrangements to turn him into a wanted man. As long as he's wanted by the police, he won't dare come back.

If he doesn't come back, the police won't be able to figure out the truth."

Luke pressed on, "How exactly did you set that up?"

"Steven always had ambitious plans, never wanting to work for anyone else, always looking to do something big.

He came to me many times, wanting to go into business with me—plainly put, he wanted me to put up the money, and he would run it.