Oliver furrowed his brow as he stared at his phone. [Spill it.]

George replied to Oliver, [We've confirmed that Ms. Josefina was indeed at the lab that day with Percy and Luke.]

Oliver's frown deepened, and then he typed back, [Josie's got a knack for healing, and Percy's a doc. It's only natural she was there for some medical emergency.]

[Oliver,] George ventured, [is it possible that Ms. Josefina is the new heir to the House of Adams?]

Oliver said, [Can you shut up?]

George's hands trembled as they clutched the phone. Had he just stated the obvious, the fact that Oliver had known all along?

George quickly deleted the message and added, [You're absolutely right, Oliver. Ms. Josefina is as delicate as a lamb, too frail to fend for herself. She must have been there to lend a hand.] Oliver didn't respond, and George felt like he'd dodged a bullet.

Slipping the phone into his pocket, Oliver overheard Brandon say, "Hey, Oliver, I heard at dinner that Judson gave Josie a present. This Judson guy, could he be Judson Adams?"

Oliver Said, "Grandpa, you're overthinking it."

and dropped

Seeing that she didn't want to blow her cover, he played along. Whatever Josefina didn't want to do, he

...

headed upstairs early for

emerged, wrapped in her bathrobe with her hair tucked in a towel turban, two visitors were scanning the

and Luke chuckled upon

nice," Luke observed. "The Harrisons sure treat you better than the

"Put this on. Don't catch a

the robe, Josefina looked fresh as a daisy, and her

Percy said, "Oliver's secretary dug into who was at the lab. He might suspect your identity. Stay

let you down! If he dares to mess with you, we'll all band together and take him down!"

thought process was truly unique. Couldn't he see that Oliver was smitten with

in a relationship. Rumors even suggested Oliver preferred men. But his two close friends were not that kind, with their own

eyes, but when he looked at Josefina again, his

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