27
THE PLAN
JOHN
“That Ms. Stephens,” I said wryly, “you sure know how to pick them, Uncle Joseph.”
Claudia listened attentively as she sat in the front seat. I turned on the Jag and ramped it up.
Joseph chuckled from the backseat. “Yeah, she finally revealed her true colors with Dr. Nicholson.”
“Oh?” I glanced back. Claudia was just as curious as me.
“She flirted with him in front of you?”
“Naw,” he laughed. “He told me.”
“s**t,” I blurted and covered my mouth.
“Yeah, pretty bad when the boss has to tell you in his arrogant way that your girlfriend is a fuckin’ two-faced racist. That’s one thing about Dr. Nicholson I can give him credit for.”
Claudia turned around. Had she heard right? Did Joseph just compliment the man who wanted to kidnap her and experiment on her?
“He despi
