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 empty.”

last of the Bradford bloodline,

to you, not Elijah. So, I reckon even if

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

child psychology, who could help Elijah recover? That alone made it impossible for

he’d owe her his life. In other words, if she won

be completely under

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

a glance, his brow furrowed in thought. His prejudice against her had deepened because DNA tests proved she wasn’t

Gideon, it was natural for him to lump them together. Even when she approached him to explain the meeting, he

giving it more thought, Keaton

gave her only suggested a high likelihood of her being a Bradford

was just

into Bradford Group’s computers? To pull off stealing so many deals overnight? Did Gideon actually have that kind of

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