Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 75

Keaton wiped the sweat from his brow and swallowed hard before speaking again, “Buddy, you seriously saved my skin today!”

Tarquin remained silent.

Keaton tried to steady his racing heart and asked, “So, what’s your take now? If she’s been sent by the Bradfords, we’ve got to watch our backs. Can’t let her anywhere near Elijah.”

“I know.”

“But I heard from my sis that she’s pretty sharp. If she’s got skills, keeping her away from Elijah might be a loss for him.”

That was the crux of the matter.

Tarquin was torn between giving her the cold shoulder and considering Elijah’s well–being. He couldn’t afford to miss out on any chance to heal Elijah, no matter how slim that hope might be.

Keaton probed, “Didn’t you have someone dig into her background?”

came up empty.”

their tracks well on her ID. But Elijah is the last of the Bradford bloodline, and knowing how much Gideon values lineage, even if he’s not

you, not Elijah. So, I reckon even if she gets close to Elijah, she probably won’t hurt

thoughtfully. “If she really is a

woman, an expert in child psychology, who

she could truly cure Elijah’s mood swings, he’d owe her his life. In other words, if she won Elijah over, she wouldn’t need to bother with him. Victory would be

completely under

Maybe Gideon just took a fancy to her know–how in psychology and

brow furrowed in thought. His prejudice against her had deepened because DNA tests

for him to lump them together. Even

it more thought, Keaton might

money he gave her only suggested a high

just a

To pull off stealing so many deals overnight? Did Gideon actually have that kind