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?”

but came

Bradford plant, they’d have covered their tracks well on her ID. But Elijah is the last of the Bradford bloodline, and knowing

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

cigarette ashes thoughtfully. “If she really is a Bradford pawn, then Gideon’s played a cunning

an expert in child psychology, who could help Elijah recover? That alone made it impossible

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

be completely under her

a point, but… you can’t just assume she’s Gideon’s spy after one encounter, right? Maybe

against her had deepened because DNA tests proved she wasn’t

when he saw a photo of her with Gideon, it was natural for him to lump them together. Even when she approached him to

more thought, Keaton might not be entirely wrong.

he gave her only suggested a high likelihood

just a

how could Gideon have the resources to hack into Bradford Group’s computers? To pull