Chapter 18

Lowell had been riding shotgun with Tarquin for years and had a pretty good bead on the guy. He knew the score about Tarquin’s reluctance to sign the divorce papers.

So, when Tarquin brushed off the suggestion of a video call with his estranged wife, Lowell didn’t bat an eyelid. Instead, he just threw out a casual suggestion, “Maybe a video call would convince her more? I’m not sure that Mrs. Bradford will believe the words sent.”

“No need,” Tarquin barked back with a scoff.

Why to waste his breath on someone who’s nothing but a footnote?

So that was Tarquin’s outright refusal.

After all, he was oblivious to the fact that the woman was the very one he’d been searching for high and low.

“And another thing, stop calling her ‘Mrs. Bradford‘. There’s only one lady who deserves that title. Anyone else doesn’t even come close.” Tarquin added.

Lowell bit his tongue. He knew the “lady Tarquin was talking about was none other than Elijah’s biological mother.

“Got

e replied.

at Tarquin’s response. Not knowing when he’d return meant not knowing when she could get

to move on with

to Tarquin a few more times, but to no avail. Dejected, she

ties, she couldn’t sort out the kids‘ school registration, and without that, their education

divorce meant no stable job for her, and her bank account was running on

lookalike and the mountain of debt he’d saddled

moment of solace, she plopped down under a canopy of trees, not wanting

next move, a tot, no more than four or five, bolted across the street like a bat out of hell and whizzed

horns blared, and the air was filled

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shouts and screams.

wild offspring, who was having none of it. The little tyke was throwing a fit and howling at onlookers and passersby. While he was howling, he was also taking swings

the car a piece of his mind, he turned on himself, smacking his own

wrangle him up, but the kid was all fists and teeth and growling like an animal.

and didn’t feel right. She darted over.

kid had wrenched away from his father, who was so angry and furious. The father’s face flushed red

She squatted down to eye level with the boy and opened her arms in a gesture of peace, “Hey there, champ. No need

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