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 up empty.”

If she’s a Bradford plant, they’d have covered their tracks well on her ID. But Elijah is the last of the Bradford bloodline, and knowing how much Gideon values lineage, even if he’s not fond of Elijah, he wouldn’t harm

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

is a

child psychology, who could help Elijah recover? That alone made it impossible for him. to just push

mood swings, he’d owe her his life. In other words, if she won Elijah over, she wouldn’t need to bother

under her control…

Maybe Gideon just took a fancy to her know–how

brow furrowed in thought. His prejudice against her had deepened because DNA tests proved she wasn’t Elijah’s biological

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

more thought, Keaton

with Gideon and the money he gave her only suggested a

just

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