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

tracks well on her ID. But Elijah is the last of the Bradford bloodline, and knowing how much Gideon

you, not Elijah. So, I reckon even if she gets close to Elijah, she probably

ashes thoughtfully. “If she really is a Bradford pawn,

who

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

under her control…

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

thought. His prejudice against her had deepened because DNA tests

him to lump them together. Even when she approached him to explain the

thought, Keaton might not be

meeting with Gideon and the money he gave her only suggested a high likelihood

was just a possibility.

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