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 empty.”

of the Bradford bloodline, and knowing how

Elijah. So, I reckon even

“If she really is a Bradford pawn, then

psychology, who could help Elijah

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 hers without a

under her

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

glance, his brow furrowed in thought. His prejudice against her had deepened because DNA tests proved she

natural for him to lump them together. Even when she approached him to explain the meeting, he didn’t believe

it more thought, Keaton might not

Gideon and the money he gave her only suggested a high likelihood of her being a

it was just

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