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?”

came

the Bradford bloodline, and knowing how much Gideon values lineage, even if he’s not fond of

not Elijah. So, I reckon even if she gets

she really is a Bradford pawn,

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

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 fight.

completely under her

right? Maybe Gideon just took a fancy to

against her had deepened because DNA tests proved

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

it more thought, Keaton might not be

only suggested a high likelihood of

just a

Gideon have the resources to hack into Bradford Group’s computers? To pull off stealing so many deals overnight? Did