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 up

tracks well on her ID. But Elijah is the last of the

sent a woman to get to you, not Elijah. So, I reckon even if she gets close to Elijah, she probably

his cigarette ashes thoughtfully. “If she really is a Bradford

no chance. But this woman, an expert in child psychology, who could help Elijah recover? That alone made

she won Elijah over, she wouldn’t need to bother

under

“You’ve got a point, but… you can’t just assume she’s Gideon’s spy after one encounter, right? Maybe Gideon just took a fancy to her know–how in psychology and decided to meet her on

Keaton a glance, his brow furrowed in thought. His prejudice against

a photo of her with Gideon, it was natural for him to lump them

giving it more thought, Keaton might not be

money he gave her only suggested a high likelihood of her

it was just a possibility.

the resources to hack into Bradford Group’s computers? To pull off stealing so many